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North York Moors News, Views and Anecdotes ★ Nº 141 ★ April 2016 ★ £1.50

The Flying Scotsman in GlaisdaleThe Ramblings of a CountrymanWinstone Mining at Esk Valley and Green EndW.R. Mitchell Archive: Dales InterviewsA Tale of Smuggling in Robin Hood’s BayDanby Health Shop News

ValleyNewsEsk

In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours.– Mark Twain

FROM THE EDITORS CONTENTS

Built in 1923 the Flying Scotsman clocked up over 2million miles before it was retired in 1963. It pulled thefirst ever non-stop London to Edinburgh service, wasthe first steam locomotive to reach 100 miles per hourand now it’s back in service after a £4.2 million overhaul.No wonder locals turned out to see the legendary enginepass through Glaisdale last month (page 3).

Sad for the Esk Valley is the announcement that theCollings family, who have run the Danby Health Shopso well over the past seven years, will shortly be movingaway. We wish them every success in their new venture.The shop will be in safe hands with their Botton co-worker friends who will be taking over from the Collingson 1 April (page 11).

Good news for the National Park is an award of £2.8million by the heritage lottery fund for the industrialheritage project ‘This Exploited Land’. This will be usedto preserve the legacy of nineteenth-century ironstonemining around Rosedale, Grosmont and Kildale (page17) and other industrial activities, such as the whinstonemines of Esk Valley and Green End (page 26).

On the coast at Robin Hood’s Bay, the story of thevillage’s smuggling past is being told through a new lineof beers and spirits promoted by Paul Johnston, whoalso gives tours around the village highlighting itssmuggling history (page 31).

On the subject of local history, a community archivein the Dales, housing hundreds of interviews of countrypeople by former editor of The Dalesman magazine, BillMitchell, is now available online. Readers may like tohear some of the interviews in audio clips on the archivewebsite (page 28).

Finally, don’t miss John Watson’s recent trip to TheGuardian in London for a journalism masterclass tobrush up his writing skills, which really didn’t needbrushing up at all (page 23).

We hope you enjoy some wonderful Spring days this month,

Nicola & Pascal

3 Flying Scotsman in Glaisdale 4 Events Preview11 Notices: Danby Health Shop news12 Farewell to the Hunts / Broadband Speed13 Danby District Bridleways Group17 National Park News23 The Ramblings of a Countryman:

John Watson25 Castillo: Appeal for Manuscript Copy26 Whinstone Mining28 W.R. Mitchell Archive: Interview30 Recipe31 A Tale of Smuggling in Robin Hood’s Bay 37 The Hayshed, Commondale38 Danby Young Farmers39 Gardening Calendar40 Upper Esk Valley Gardening Club41 Nature Notes42 Trials and Motocross News43 Football / Lealholm CC 100 Plus Club44 Schools and College News48 News from the WIs49 Coming Events51 Exhibitions52 Courses/Workshops/Groups55 Looking Ahead57 Regular Activities & Services64 Church Diary 65 Planetary Skylights / Dales Folk66 Puzzles & Enigmas67 Local Directory

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East Mines, Stone Kilns and Chimney (photo Paddy Chambers)See National Park News, page 17

The W.R. Mitchell Archive, an example of the importance of community archives andthe challenges and joys of creating one. See page 28

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IT CAME IN THE DARK, not chuffing andpuffing as we expect from steam engines,but smoothly, with a slight hiss, glidingup to stop at the platform of Glaisdalestation. The most prominent noise wasthe creak of the rails, unaccustomed totake the 120 ton-weight of the mostfamous locomotive in the land. On its wayto a ten-day appearance at the NorthYorkshire Moors Railway, the FlyingScotsman, perforce, had to stop toexchange signal tokens for the singletrack ahead to Grosmont. At the halt itwas met by possibly one hundredGlaisdalians and visitors, amassed on theplatforms to witness this rare event.

Possibly one hundred, but difficult toestimate on the gloomy platform, since thestation lights had been extinguishedearlier on a time switch. This just added tothe atmosphere, with only the intermittentflashes from phones, tablets and camerashighlighting the locomotive’s nameplate –number 60103 – and the once familiarlegend ‘British Railways’.

What is it that brings so many of us outon this near freezing March night, awayfrom the centrally heated comfort of ourhomes when we could probably get a muchbetter view on ‘Look North’? Is it nostalgia,a hankering for the old days, when thisengine represented the zenith of railwaytechnology? Britain is now far behind themuch faster, cleaner Japanese bullet trainsor French TGVs. So what can it be?

There is something that we don’t wantto lose, something that makes it worthspending £4 million on restoration of amechanical object that originally cost£8,000 to build. It’s perhaps part of ourheritage, our national psyche, somethingindefinable. But something that seemscompletely obvious when, after a fewminutes at Glaisdale and the all clear hasbeen given, the nearly one hundred-year-old gleaming and magnificent steamlocomotive called The Flying Scotsman,quietly, with a slight hiss, moves off in thedark to its next destination.

Paul Wood

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY

Flying Scotsman in Glaisdale

GUITAR AND VIOLIN LESSONSWITH PHIL MARTIN IN WHITBY

All ages and abilities – rock, pop, folk,classical – electric or acoustic

Free trial half hour lesson

£16 for half an hour, £30 an hourOn holiday or visiting for a festival?

One off bookings welcome!To discuss or book lessons call:

07854 628 606 or email:philandhelenmusic@gmail.com

www.philmartinmusic.com

C. FORDGRASS CUTTING SERVICES

• Small or large jobs• One off or regular cuts

• Competitive prices and friendly service

Call 07947993852Northgate, Glaisdale, YO21 2PU

Private Tuition

Biology to Advanced LevelScience to GCSE

Peter Leeming BSc Hons, PGCE, and former Head of Biology

Tel. 07974 698065

Leeming@btinternet.com

Current DBS enhanced (CRB)

Poet’s Cottage Shrub Nursery•

Conifers & Shrubs – 100s of VarietiesAlpine and Rockery Plants

Fruit Trees and BushesDavid Austin Roses and much more!

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Rose Garden AromaticsAromatherapy & massage



Lesley StanleyDip H Arom., Member of CHP

Aromatherapy products individuallyblended, Muscle Release Therapy,

Thai foot massageDanby Surgery, Westerdale and Castleton.

Home visits can also be arranged.Tel. 01287 660 817

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Events Preview ESK VALLEY MINI MARKETSHeld at Danby Village Hall, 10 am–3 pm, freeadmission, refreshments available. Allwelcome. Anyone interested in becoming astallholder at Esk Valley mini markets shouldtelephone 01947 897611 or 07702 164091.

Sat 2 Apr: Bric-a-Brac and JumbleSat 30 Apr: Open MarketSat 7 May: Garden and Plant SpecialSat 28 May: Open MarketSat 11 Jun: Ladies’ Pamper DaySat 18 Jun: Open MarketSat 9 Jul: Children and BabiesSat 30 Jul: Open MarketSat 13 Aug: Bric-a-Brac and JumbleSat 27 Aug: Open MarketSat 10 Sep: For the GentsSat 1 Oct: Open MarketSat 22 Oct: All food RelatedSat 5 Nov: Open MarketSat 19 Nov: Animal RelatedSat 3 Dec: Christmas SpecialSat 17 Dec: Last Minute Christmas Shopper

The Harmonettes in ‘Dorothy’s War’at Danby Village Hall on Saturday 9 April

Tickets £7 for adults, £3 for schoolchildrenfrom Danby Health Shop or Les on 01287 669297

A musical theatre show based on the truestory of Dorothy Lawrence, packed withsongs from the First World War,presented by the UK’s leading femalevocal harmony trio. Their last show, ‘TheHarmonettes Go Into Orbit’, was a sell-out smash and received critical acclaimwhen it toured to the Edinburgh Fringe.

FRIENDS OF LEALHOLMSCHOOL SOCIAL EVENING

Thursday 14 April

By kind permission of the Danby Estate,Foresters Lodge, Little Fryup Dale, is

opening its doors ‘for one night only’ fordrinks, nibbles and chat, 7–9.30 pm. Donations in aid of Lealholm School.

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Danby Surgery Patient Participation Groupcordially invite you to their

AGM AND OPEN MEETINGat Danby Surgery on                   

Wednesday 27 April at 7 pm

There will be light refreshments and a short presentation by Shirley Moses from the clinicalcommissioning group on Tele Health and Tele Mediciner

UPPER ESKDALE MARIE CURIE GROUPinvite you to a Coffee Morning

at Castleton Village Hall

on 4 May from 10.30 am

Coffee, tea, scones, cakesRaffle, bookstall and cake stall  

Everyone most welcome

PIANO & KEYBOARD TUITIONAll Grade exams, A.B.R.S.M.

Beginners welcomeAlso harmony and music theory

Peter Lyth, M.A.(Home visits possible)

Tel. 01947 603507, or e-mailplyth2004@yahoo.co.uk

Stuart Houlston BuilderAll aspects of building carried out.Extensions - Roofing - Plastering

Fire places / Stoves - Brick, Block and Stone workRenovations - Fibre glass flat roofing - And more.

Fully Insured / Free Quotes

Tel: 07791650925 or 01947897969 stuarthoulston75@hotmail.co.uk

Gordon Richardson

Professional VacuumChimney SeepServicing Whitby

and surronding areas for over 28 years

All types of solid fuelappliances undertaken

including Woodburners, Agas, etc.

Tel 01947 810633

Shepherds HallLealholm

Home-made cakes, afternoon tea, daily specials and light meals, lovely relaxed atmosphere, crafts, vintage collectables and gift ideas

Open Saturday 5th March and Mother’s Day Sunday 6th March 2016

Book now for Mother’s Day Sunday Lunch from 12 noon1 course £9.30 – 2 course £13.40

Please check our website for the menuWhy not treat Mum to afternoon tea, Sunday Lunch

or just bring her for coffee and cake?

Tel: 01947 897746www.shepherdshalltearooms.co.uk

TeaRooms

CraftGallery

EscaHair & Beauty

AprilHave your nails painted

for the spring and summer sandals

from £1220 High Street, Castleton YO21 2DA

Tel 01287 660457www.escaspa.co.uk

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TOUR DE YORKSHIRE – DAY 3 ROUTE SCHEDULEshowing route timings for MOORS & COAST

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Notices / Letters

DANBY HEALTH SHOP: THE COLLINGS FAMILYAfter seven wonderful years working inDanby it is time for our family to move topastures new. By now, we’re sure you’ll allbe aware that our Botton co-worker friendsare the new owners of Danby Health Shop.

We truly believe God has plans for us alland feel our April handover to Nicola, Markand Ruaridh is ‘meant to be’. Pleasecontinue to support the new Danby HealthShop team. They are kind-hearted, caringindividuals who share our ethics and lookforward to meeting you all. We wish themevery success.

We’d like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank everyone who has supported us duringour time in the Esk Valley. We’re leaving with many special memories to treasure and willremember the past seven years with fondness.

May God bless you all.Carol, Faye and Laura

SHOP REOPENS AFTER EASTERFri 1 April: OPEN 9 am–5 pm (New ownership)

A BOTTON PHOENIX RISES! We are delighted to be able to announce that as of 1 April the Botton community will betaking over the running of the Danby Health Shop, under the auspices of our new tradingcompany, Camphill Community Ventures Ltd. 

Throughout our recent difficulties, we have had no greater supporters than Botton BuddiesCarol, Laura and Faye Collings. From the Danby Health Shop, they have been able to mobilisemuch of the local support that has sustained us through our long dispute.

It was then a remarkable confluence of circumstances when our community’s wish tocreate activities outside CVT’s control coincided with the Collings’ wish to move to Scotland.

For seven years the Collings family has built up an ethical business based on unstintingservice to the residents of Danby’s rural community. For this they have earned the fierceloyalty of their customers. It is our sincere hope that we are able to honour and uphold thisfine tradition. 

In some small way, many of us in Botton feel that this step represents a gesture from ourside towards the local community that has supported us so faithfully in recent years. Let ushope it marks the beginning of a new, confident and outward-looking community determinedto emerge stronger and wiser from our recent ordeals.

Mark Barber

DATE FOR DIARIES:Botton Village Camphill Community will be hosting a Spring Dance in Danby Village Hall on 23 Aprilfrom 7.30 pm to celebrate the Danby Health Shop past, present and future! Tickets £6/£4 (availableshortly from the Danby Health Shop / or reserve by telephone: 07930 897589)

The Collings family with the new owners of DanbyHealth Shop.

Independent financial advice in the Esk Valley area. Confidential meeting conducted at your home at your convenience

Colin GroutGeneral Insurance ConsultantIntroducer to Esk Valley Financial ServicesContact: Colin – 01287 660700Paul GatenbyDirector/Independent Financial AdviserContact: Paul – 01642 777680 mob. 07976 250339Portland House – West Dyke Road Redcar TS10 1DHEmail: enquiries@eskvalleyfinancialservices.co.uk

Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority 601217.

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LEALHOLM – THE HUNT FAMILY

We returned to England at the end of January 1994 after almost five years living in the centreof Cairo. We had found it fascinating but we were pleased to escape the noise, crowds, heatand dust. When Barry was offered a job in Middlesbrough and we saw Lealholm and TheMill House we were thrilled. Here was a beautiful place with the perfect climate.

We have spent nearly 22 years living in our dream house in the best village in England.From the start we were offered help moving in, invited to join in local activities, madewelcome at WI and the Tennis Club. Jenny had the fun of riding horses here and Barryworked with the Show Committee. The Abbeyfield project has involved many hours of workand we are delighted to see it well established. Neither of us has ever lived anywhere for solong, in fact sometimes, for the Royal Air Force, we were moving house every 6 months!Leaving here will be a huge wrench but we will look back on so many happy memories andwill always count it a privilege to have owned The Mill House.

The time has come to live in a convenient, small place near to our children. LeamingtonSpa claims to be the centre of England so we hope that many of our friends here will call inat our flat for coffee, etc, as they pass. It will be good to see old friends.

Finally, thank you for your welcome and friendship.Barry and Jenny Hunt

DO YOU SUFFER FROM SLOW BROADBAND SPEED?

The Danby Group Parish Council is acutely aware that not everyone within the Parish andindeed the Esk Valley in general has access to good internet service by way of broadband andas such we wanted to try to make people aware of an opportunity which may be to theirbenefit.

The Government is offering subsidised satellite broadband to rural customers on slowconnections. The scheme was launched during December by the Department for Culture,Media and Sport and it came as time ran out on the government’s commitment to ensure allhomes and business can access internet connection speeds of at least 2 Mbps by the end of2015.

Throughout the country some 300,000 remote rural properties are said to be eligible forthe new offer – although the eventual number could be even higher.

The scheme will reduce the total cost of a satellite broadband service by up to £400 – butusers will still have to pay any remaining cost of installation and commissioning and theywill also have to pay for any features of the satellite broadband service they require.Remember, there will also probably be a monthly subscription for the service selected,payable for a minimum period of 12 months.

The satellite scheme is operated by a partnership between the government, local bodies,BT and a number of satellite broadband retail service and platform providers.

The initiative is being administered by local authorities who will provide a code or avoucher to eligible homes and businesses upon request. People can use this code with a

selected retailer to obtain a subsidised satellite broadband service – which in most cases willinclude a free satellite dish and installation.

People will only be eligible to apply for the subsidy if their premises do not have access tospeeds of more than 2 Mbps.

If you are eligible for a subsidised installation you will be able to choose a service from anyof the retail service providers that are part of the scheme, each of which will be offering avariety of packages based around the amount of data you need and the speed of theconnection.

Good news, but while satellite broadband may be an acceptable solution for some people,it is usually more expensive than a comparable fixed line service and satellite connectionscan also suffer from increased latency – or lag – because of the distance to the satellite. Thismakes some real-time applications problematic (e.g. watching television via the internet).So before you go down the satellite broadband route you need to do your research and satisfyyourself that it’s the way forward for you remembering that it is not a one-size-fits-allsolution.

Full details of the scheme are available from www.superfastnorthyorkshire.comJohn Preston,

Clerk to Danby Group Parish Council

DANBY DISTRICT BRIDLEWAYS GROUP 

We are local riders of all ages and abilitywho participate in a wide range ofequestrian activities and use the bridlewaysaround Danby and Castleton in the NorthYork Moors.

We liaise with the relevant localauthorities and land owners in order tomaintain and improve the definitive routesto a standard suitable for safe, enjoyableriding.

We meet monthly to discuss on-goingissues, and we have regular rides and other

social events for members. Our next meeting is on 28 April at 8.15 pm in the Fox and Hounds,Ainthorpe.

We need the support of as many local riders as possible to be sure our voice is heard. Weare affiliated to the BHS. Annual membership is £5 for adults and £1 for under 16s.

See more on our website at www.danbydistrictbridlewaysgroup.co.uk or contact ChairmanKathryn on 01287 661218 / 07974 397682 or email kjhvstein@gmail.com.

Many thanks.

Kathryn von Stein

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Lealholm Post Office& Service Station

Monday–Friday:8.45 am–5.30 pm

Saturday:Post Office 9.00 am–12.30 pm

Retail: 9.00 am–5.00 pm

Tel: 01947 897224

Bulk working & farm dog foods

PAT FEATHERSTONELEALHOLM

REGISTERED BUILDING & JOINERY CONTRACTOR

ALL TYPES OF BUILDING WORK UNDERTAKENPROPERTY DEVELOPMENT

REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCEBEECH COTTAGE, LEALHOLM, WHITBY

NORTH YORKSHIRE YO21 2AJ

FREE ESTIMATES.REASONABLE RATES. NO VAT.TELEPHONE (01947) 897626

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Mini Digger Hire With DriverExperienced & Reliable Service

Land drainage, ditching, sewer pipes, septic tanks, water pipes & cables,

ducting, footings & general excavation work.Anything considered

Stephen Tindall07747 016479 – 01287 660730

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R & B TREES AND GARDENSTree Surgery • Wood Chipping • Beck Clearance work

Planting • Storm Damage • Hedge LayingGarden Clearance • General Garden Maintenance

Hedge Trimming • Grass Cutting

Brendan Drew 07967011416 – 01947 897363

NPTC Trained • Fully Insured

EscaHair & Beauty

WANTEDHairdresser – Fully Qualified

Part-time with hours to suitGood rate of pay plus bonus

Uniform providedPlease telephone 07531 672386

or 01287 660457

Esca Hair & Beauty20 High Street

Castleton01287 660457

WANTED!VOLUNTEER TOUR GUIDES

The Cleveland Ironstone MiningMuseum is currently in need of newvolunteers to take up roles in guiding.Could you spare a day or two a month tohelp keep history alive?• No prior knowledge is needed as fulltraining is given• Friendly personality required with awillingness to learn• Uniform and refreshment provided

We also have positions available as Shopand Reception Assistants, MaintenanceTeam, Education Assistants and Archive& Collection Assistants.

For more information, please call theMuseum on 01287 642877 or emailvisits@ironstonemuseum.co.uk

AINTHORPE EDUCATIONAL TRUST

The AGM and next Committee Meeting of the Ainthorpe Educational Trust is to be held onMonday 9 May 2016 at Danby School, 5.30 pm. All are welcome to attend the AGM.

The Ainthorpe Educational Trust is a charity which awards small grants to help promotethe education of young people living in the parishes of Danby and Westerdale. Applicationsfor grants are invited from students who:

• Are under the age of 25• Are in need of financial assistance• Are resident in the parishes of Danby or Westerdale• Have at any time attended a school in the parish of Danby

If you fit these criteria, please send a detailed letter of application outlining yourcircumstances and intended areas of study. It would assist the Trustees when allocatingavailable funds if you could itemise how you would spend the grant. Letters may be addressedto the Secretary, Pam Shepherd, 12 Robin Hood Close, Castleton, Whitby, YO21 2DH, tel:01287 660005, to arrive no later than Friday 6 May 2016.M & D

MINI COACHESPRIVATE HIRE

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LOTTERY AWARD FOR NORTH YORK MOORS!

THE HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND hasawarded a £2.8m grant to the industrialheritage project ‘This Exploited Land(TEL).

Thanks to the support of NationalLottery players, the project will helpunderstand and enhance the landscapeand its legacy of nineteenth-centuryironstone exploitation, preserving it forfuture generations and makingconnections to Teesside, the industrial areathat it created. Geoff Taylor vice-chair ofthe TEL Executive Group commented:‘The success of our bid brings to fruition atruly cooperative endeavour by groupsacross and around the North York Moors.We are now enabled to preserve theextraordinary efforts of pioneeringVictorian railwaymen, ironstone minersand steelmakers for future generations andthat is a source of great pride. Local historygroups play an increasingly important partin the life of our communities and they willtake heart from this.’ 

The dramatic and distinctivelandscape at the centre of the project tellsa story about the importance of thepioneering ironstone and railwayheritage of an area from Grosmont,through Eskdale to Kildale and then onthrough Rosedale to Rosedale Abbey. Itwill encourage rare wildlife, ancientwoodlands, wild daffodils and the specialspecies of the River Esk.

The project is a culmination of hardwork and vision from local communities,the Authority, volunteers and ‘ThisExploited Land’ Partnership and itsExecutive Group, and is something thatcommunities in the National Park havewanted to do for a long time. With matchfunding from the North York MoorsNational Park Authority (NYMNP), theDavid Ross Foundation and otherpartners it takes the total budget for thisproject to £3.5m. David commented: ‘TheDavid Ross Foundation is delighted to besupporting this exciting project,preserving the landscape for futuregenerations and helping to establish aneducation centre in the North YorkMoors National Park. Giving children theopportunity to enjoy the benefits of thisbeautiful landscape and partake inoutdoor adventures will help themdiscover their strengths, build confidenceand make sense of their surroundings.’

Forty-six individual projects will becarried out from 2016 to 2021 across the

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Rosedale east mines © Paddy Chambers

Glebe Farm, Lealholm, Whitby,North Yorks, YO21 2AJ

Tel./Fax 01947 897471www.jjharrison.com

Email: enquiries@jjharrison.comFree quotes and advice

Pruning • Trimming • Turfing • SeedingTrees, Shrubs & Hedging suppliedGarden Design and Construction

Stump grinding

R. H. FORDThe Family Butcher – Glaisdale High Street

“Home-bred Meat – A Real Treat”Traditional skills and products including homemade

sausage and a range of homemade pies

Tel 01947 897235

N. & M. FLETCHER LTDNEW & USED CARS • SERVICING

LAND ROVER & RANGE ROVER • RECOVERY4X4 SPECIALISTS • MOT CLASS 1, 2, 3 & 4

LAWNMOWER SALES & REPAIRS

Proprietors:NEIL FLETCHER

MARK FLETCHERGreen Garage Tel. 01947 897237

Honey Bee Nest Tel. 01947 897444

Glaisdale, Whitby, North Yorkshire

JamesGodbold

Wrought IronsmithManufacturer of gates, railings,

security grilles, fireside furniture

WorkshopThe Garage, Egton

Tel: 01947 895562

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landscape area – ranging from theconservation of the iconic structures,such as ironstone kilns in Rosedale andmines in Kildale, reconnecting habitatsand restoring ancient woodlands,removal of fish barriers along the RiverEsk, to working with schools toencourage children to connect with andlearn more about the landscape.

The TEL project area covers a sweepingarc from Goathland to Grosmont, thenwestwards along the Esk Valley toKildale, finally crossing the moors south-eastwards to reach Rosedale. Apatchwork of habitats occurs across thearea, from ancient semi-naturalwoodland and upland hay meadows toriverbank habitats along the River Eskand its adjoining streams.

Ring ouzels (mountain blackbirds) arean example of how the former industrialheritage has shaped the landscape forwildlife today. These birds are associatedwith the belt of land on the moorlandedge around the disused railway andkilns in Rosedale. This species is anational conservation priority so bypreserving this historic landscape andbolstering the habitat by providing moreberry-bearing shrubs, the ring ouzelpopulation will increase, helping to haltnational long-term declines.

Dr Louise Cooke, Heritage Officer TELat the NYMNPA, said: ‘The still relativelyremote landscape conceals a largelyuntold story of communities shaped by acentury of intense industrial activity, astory of enterprise and innovation, ofhard physical work at a scale hard toimagine, all in an area of outstandinglandscape value, now protected by itsdesignation as a National Park.’

SEEKING FAMILIES TO CAREFOR HABITATS

Families with children aged 4–14 areinvited to take part in the next round of theNorth York Moors National Park’s ExplorerClub, which starts at the beginning of May.Meeting one Saturday or Sunday a monthfor six months, the club is a great way forfamilies to learn about the habitats of theNational Park while having an active role incaring for them.

The Explorer Club combines practicalconservation projects, such as treeplanting and footpath restoration, with acloser look at the North York Moorswildlife and habitats. Child-sized tools,binoculars, digital cameras, a wildlifeinfrared camera and other kit areavailable to attendees on the day toenhance their experience. Families arealso given suggestions of activities to doat home, and will have access to our

members-only ‘Facebook’ page wherethey can share their wildlife andexploring experiences with otherExplorer Club members.

Those taking part will be given theopportunity to gain the John MuirDiscovery Award. This environmentalaward encourages people of allbackgrounds to connect, enjoy and carefor wild places.

Tammy Andrews, Explorer Club Co-ordinator said: ‘This is a fantasticopportunity for families to spend qualitytime together while exploring,discovering and caring for their localNational Park. We hope to instil a life-long love of the environment. It iswonderful to see families having funtogether and enjoying all the benefitsbeing outdoors has to offer.’

Derek Benn and his family are currentExplorer Club members. Derek said ‘As afamily we have had the most amazingexperiences with the Explorer Clubcompleting tasks outdoors, learning newskills, making new friends andconnecting with nature. The days arereally well organised, safe and well led. Itnever ceases to amaze me what we areable to achieve together, like the time myfour year-old daughter was using a saw(under guidance) to clear woodlandscrub.’

For more information on the Explorer Clubcontact Tammy Andrews on 01439 772700 oremail t.andrews@northyorkmoors.org.uk.

SCHOOLCHILDREN VISITINGNATIONAL PARKS

The NYMNP is delighted withgovernment plans to enable every

schoolchild in England the chance to visitNational Parks as part of new educationplans announced in March.

Andy Wilson, CEO at the NYMNPcommented: ‘We believe National Parksare a perfect place to understand andexplore the natural environment. Byworking at an early stage with youngpeople it gives us the best chance to helppromote these unique spaces byproviding education on nature-basedactivities.’

Sue Wilkinson, Education Managercommented: ‘Our education team isworking hard to meet every child withina ten mile radius of the National Parkwhilst they are in school. It’s extremely ►

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The Authority is also very keen to helpchildren who would not normally get thechance to visit and experience ourfantastic landscapes first hand. Last yearwe were able to offer transport grants toenable schools from disadvantaged areasof Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland,and Scarborough to bring groups ofchildren to the National Park. Almost2,500 children benefited from the grantsand participated in valuable learningoutside the classroom experiences.

NATIONAL PARK APPRENTICES

National Apprentices’ week, 14–18March, was an excellent time to recognisethe contribution and work undertaken byNYMNPA apprentices.

Ian Nicholls, Assistant Director ofCorporate Services at the National Park,said:

‘We offer a brilliant range ofopportunities for apprentices. We feel it’sreally important to provide training foryoung people to help them to live andwork locally. Currently we have 16apprentices who are all widening their experience and gaining their first stepsinto work. They are very enthusiastic,passionate about what they do and apleasure to work with.’

As well as the more traditional skillssuch as dry stone walling, building fencesand maintaining rights of way, theoutdoor apprentices are also being taughta new set of skills to help with thechallenges facing our environment today.

A recent example of how these skills arebeing put into practice is the ‘Slowing theFlow’ flood defence project aroundPickering and Sinnington that wasrecently visited by HRH Prince of Wales.

The project used the natural environmentto slow the flow of water run-off and reduceflood risk which included planting trees,constructing ‘woody debris dams’ in becksand streams and tackling erosion of moorand footpaths.

Jordan Horsfall, Southern Apprenticeat the NYMNP who met with HRH Princeof Wales last month, said: ‘It wasfantastic to be able to welcome HRHPrince of Wales to the Slowing the Flowproject. Although it never stoppedraining throughout the visit, it gave us theopportunity to show the dams and timberbunds, which the apprentices had helpedto construct, in action.’ ◼

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Christmas morning, my son offered thethought that my writing warranted aninjection of professionalism – I washappy with that as long as it didn’tinvolve needles – and enrolled me for aday at a Masterclass Writing course atThe Guardian newspaper in London.

Before my morning coffee cooled, Annhad booked travel, hotel and a romanticevening out.

So it was, we found ourselves sitting,rather intimately, in a plush, candlelitand relatively quiet – not surprising atthose prices – restaurant, when astrikingly handsome violinist, all slickedback hair and flashing eyes, materialisedout of the shadows and began to swaysensually around our table playing soft,romantic music while a young waitershowered petals upon us. Catching themood, I began to whisper long-forgottenanecdotes of love to Ann as if thishappened most nights in the pubs aroundCastleton!

Recovering well from the cost of theevening, next morning I strode brisklyalong Tottenham Court road, in search ofthe newspaper’s main building, intendingto blend into City life for a couple of days.Not a chance.

My sense of direction is not a strongpoint, and after passing the same shopthree times – it’s amazing what’s on offernowadays, isn’t it? – I thought it best toenquire.

‘Morning guvnor, could you tell mewhere The Guardian is?’ The boardalongside him stating the ‘End of theWorld is Nigh’ should have given me aclue as Nigh was spelt Niy. A puzzled lookcrossed his features before his face lit up.Well, the bit between the huge turbanand bushy beard holding most of hisbreakfast did. ‘Ah certainly, certainly mykind friend,’ his voice booming out.Suddenly, he crushed me to his bosom ina bear hug, proving my sternum hadhealed perfectly. As I struggled forbreath, he released me, pointingheavenward. ‘There He is my little friend.Up there,’ all the while jabbing upwardswith his finger. ‘You should know that.Everyone should know that.’ He spreadhis arms out, appealing to all passersby,which meant everyone within a couple ofstreets. ‘Have you not found Him yet.Reach out, he will find you. I tell you,Allah sees all and knows all.’

I realized I should just have asked Allahquietly, it would have been lessembarrassing. Smiling, I backed away,eventually arriving at the impressive,shimmering glass-fronted building, ‘TheGuardian’ emblazoned in big, bold lettersacross the entrance, but I couldn’t find adoor. I stood, staring gormless at the glass,until three young women – I think theywere young; I could only see three pairs ofbeautifully expressive, almond-shapedeyes staring out at me – spotted my plight.

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‘You want in?’ one asked in clipped tones.I nodded. Taking my arm as you would asmall child, she led me across to a three-foot-high chrome post and punched abutton. A large glass panel hissed open infront of me. Embarrassed once again bymy ignorance, I thanked her and theywalked away shaking their heads as if tosay ‘someone’s in for a long day’.

A tall, whippet-thin woman pouncedon arrival, a ‘do not mess with me’attitude clear in her expression. Shestared down at me. ‘Good morning. Areyou here for the Masterclass?’ I answered‘yes’, experiencing a schoolboy nervousnessnot felt since summoned to theHeadmaster’s office for something you

were never, ever guilty of. (Be honest, Ibet you still remember the feeling.)

‘Well, I’m Samantha, follow me.’ Itwasn’t ‘please will you’, it was an order. Iran to keep pace. By this time an Indianlady, who admitted she waited for me tofind the entrance, caught up andintroduced herself as Tara. Tara, uncertainas myself, needed someone withconfidence. She was unlucky this morning!

The day proved excellent, the speakers,journalists and interviewers, were all verywell educated, articulate, entertaining,witty, charming and above all brimmingwith enthusiasm about their line of work.But they also hit on how the World ofJournalism was in rapid change due toFacebook, Twitter, Blogs, etc, and howthey were only now beginning to use it totheir advantage. And, reading betweenthe lines of their teachings, much futurejournalism will be written by certaingems of freelance writers picked fromMasterclasses such as this.

A fantastic weekend and if you noddedoff while reading this, my Christmaspresent was in vain. ◼

LOCAL POET: JOHN CASTILLO

APPEAL FOR MANUSCRIPT COPY OF ‘AWD ISAAC’

Robert Bridge is most grateful to readers for their translations of a dialect verse in JohnCastillo’s poem ‘Awd Isaac’. He will respond fully in the next (May) issue of Valley News.

In the meantime, Robert makes this request for a manuscript copy of ‘Awd Isaac’:

There must be a manuscript copy of ‘Awd Isaac’ out there somewhere, and it’simportant to all sorts of dialect scholars around the world. Time to ransack attics,interrogate old relatives, open trunks ... If one exists it dearly needs professionalconservation before it’s too late!

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NOW THAT WE HAVE a new footbridgespanning the Murk Esk near the hamletof Esk Valley I regularly meet friendsfrom Dale End and Green End, not tomention the early morning silver flash ofour newly arrived barn owl. A beautifulsight greets the dawn as he spreads hiswings and rises over the bridge, checkingfor rodents, before circling the oldbuilding connected with the whinstonemine, set in the bend of the river.

Historically Esk Valley and Green Endwere closely associated with miningwhinstone, a hard basaltic rock formedwhen the Cleveland dyke cut throughlocal rocks during Tertiary times. TheCleveland Dyke has the distinction ofbeing the southernmost of a swarm of

dykes radiating from the area of Scotlandaround Mull.

Initially, quarries were opened on bothsides of the Murk Esk valley and on toGoathland Moor. When the steep sidesbecame unstable, adits (horizontal passages)were drifted into the hillside to reach thestone. Cable-worked railway inclines werebuilt to carry the whinstone to the Whitbyand Pickering line and then for export. Thenewly resurrected bridleway follows thisroute to the Whitby–Pickering line.

Whinstone is a very fractured, unstablerock and the mines were the scene ofmany falls of stone during their lifetime,as can be gleaned from local newspapercuttings. A poignant gravestone inGrosmont churchyard reads:

TAMSYN NAYLORWHINSTONE MINING AT ESK VALLEY AND GREEN END

Barn Fit for an OwlJohn Edward Porritt of Esk Valley,

born 31 December 1879, died 21 June 1899.Good was his heart his friendship sound,

Patient in pain unloved by none,His grief is hushed his pains are gone,and peace in Jesus Christ hath found.

Who suffer with our master here,In heavenly mansions shall sit down,

and soon before his face appear,and after wear their heavenly crown.

His obituary in the paper clearly statesthat the poor chap suffered from hisinjuries once they went septic.

Men worked underground quarryingthe stone, which was sent to loadingdocks at either Goathland station or nearthe Esk Valley viaduct, after which it wascrushed for road-making material.Others were employed to knap the stoneinto setts to pave the streets of WestYorkshire. The loading dock for the eastside mines is near the viaduct and isconstructed from ajumble of bricks, someof them refractoryfurnace linings fromeither Beckhole orGrosmont Ironworks.The dock for the westside mines is adjacentto the Rail Trail. Thebarn that the owl seesas the perfect locationis also built, in trueYorkshire tightness,out of a jumble ofbrick linings from oneor other of theironworks.

Many of the men who becameunemployed when Bagnalls shut theironstone mines in 1891 took work in thewhinstone mines and stayed in the area;the whinstone mines were in operationfor around 100 years. The opportunity tosalvage materials from the abandonedironwork sites was taken up by theSchofield family, who dismantledstructures and removed slag (also used asa road-mending material).

The links between local mines andrailways are stories waiting to be told aspart of ‘This Exploited Land’.*

The photo below is taken circa 1900 ofthe whinstone workers on the Green Endside of the valley. The three poniesbrought the stone out of the drifts andacross the bridge. They were housed in anow demolished stable in an old orchardoff the rail trail. ◼

The June 2015 issue of Valley News reported the opening of a new bridge over theMurk Esk (tributary of the River Esk) along a bridleway near Grosmont. The newbridge sits on abutments of an old tramway bridge built in the 1830s which gaveaccess to local whinstone quarries (closed in the 1930s). Tamsyn Naylor uses thenew bridge, spots an owl and remembers the whinstone mining of Esk Valley.

* Lottery funding has now been awarded for this industrial heritage project (see page 17).

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SITA BRAND is the founder and director ofSettle Stories, a small arts and heritagecharity based in Settle in the YorkshireDales. As well as organising the ‘SettleStories Festival’, involving year-roundevents for all ages and a learningprogramme for schools, the charity ishome to the W.R. Mitchell Archive.

Bill Mitchell (MBE) was a prolificjournalist and editor of The Dalesman formany years after he joined in 1948. It washere that founder ‘Harry Scott’ told him to‘put people before things’, a thought thatwas to remain with him throughout his life.

Bill left behind a collection of morethan 600 audio interviews, 50 videos and15,000 photographs, currently beingdigitised by Settle Stories.

We interviewed Sita Brand about theW.R.M. Archive to find out more aboutthis unique collection and her work butalso to look at the importance ofcommunity archives and the challengesand joys of creating one.

Why do you believe community archivesare so important?

Community Archives hold the historyand experiences of a community. Oftenthese archives capture the stories ofordinary folk. The main histories of anation are usually led by those inpositions of power. In a communityarchive you get the voice of the people.

What or who inspired you to set up theW.R.M. Archive?

W.R. Mitchell – Bill himself. A few yearsago I went to visit Bill as he was due to tellstories for us at our festival. I was sittinghaving a cup of tea with him in his kitchenwhen he said, ‘Have you got a moment?’

‘Yes,’ I replied. Bill took me to his studywhere he had piles of old C90 cassetteswith interviews with people like KitCalvert, Hannah Hauxwell, AlfredWainwright and hundreds of others.

At that point I determined that we hadto set up an online community archive topreserve these extraordinary interviews.

How has the W.R.M. Archive grown towhere it is now?

We received funding to create a pilotproject. This enabled us to create a websiteand test a process to digitise and cataloguethe material. We are now fundraising to beable to digitise more material.

As I got to know Bill I found that healso had a collection of over 15,000

CHARLES TYRERDALES COMMUNITY ARCHIVE: A MODEL FOR THE ESK VALLEY?

Interview with Sita Brand aboutthe W.R. Mitchell Archive

images – many of the Dales and Cumbriafrom a time long ago. Currently we arestarting to digitise these images, a longprocess, and we are about to create ourfirst exhibition.

What do you consider the best accom-plishment of the W.R.M. Archive to be?

It really is an outstanding collection ofinterviews, an incredible resource. I’mvery proud of the website. Most excitingis the excellent search functionality. Youcan put any word into the advancedsearch and you will find a list of all therelevant links in the digitised archive.

Most community archives do not havethis level of detail. They tend tosummarise interviews meaning that youcan’t properly search the archive.

Why do you believe the W.R.M. Archiveis particularly important?

Firstly this is an archive that celebrates andcaptures the lives of ordinary people. Manyof them working-class people. So much ofrecorded history gives us the history of thearistocracy but it’s much more difficult tofind out about the lives of ordinary people.Secondly, Bill was a fabulous journalist anda great interviewer. This meant he was ableto draw the stories out of people, makingthe interviews particularly interesting. The

archive includes some extraordinarypeople. Bill was interviewing in the 1980sand many people he talked to spoke aboutpeople they knew as children. In somecases this meant they were describing lifein the late 1800s.

What motivates you to complete yourwork on the archive?

I owe it to Bill for us to find a way tocomplete the archive. Bill was a specialperson. He gave so much. His generosityknew no bounds. I feel I learnt so muchfrom him that finding a way to completethis work is only right. If we fail thearchive will be lost.

What is your dream for the archive?

That the physical archive is once againreunited in a dedicated space. That we candigitise all the material to make it available tothe public through a fully searchable website.

What have you learnt so far aboutsetting up a community archive?

It’s hard work but lots of fun and arewarding thing to do. There are so manythings we’ve had to learn. A few keythings the process has taught us are:• Storage of both the digital files as well

as the original material• Legal issues. You need to be aware of

the copyright issues• The process of digitisation• Cataloguing and archiving• Promoting the archive

If you could give one piece of advice tosomebody else setting up a communityarchive, what would it be?You need to plan carefully what you wantto achieve. Think carefully about who isgoing to use it and how. Make sure you

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THE SMUGGLING HISTORY of RobinHood’s Bay dates to the 1700s when customstax on brandy, gin, tea and silks brought intothe country from the Netherlands was veryhigh. Taxes had shot up to fund the manywars Britain was involved in, including theAmerican War of Independence. Tax on fourlitres of brandy, for example, was as high asa week’s wages. Fisherman could earn amonth’s wages in just one night if they werewilling to smuggle goods ashore to avoidpaying tax on them.

The Revenue men worked to stopsmugglers and to make sure customs dutywas paid on all goods brought into thecountry. Captured smugglers could befined, put in jail or even deported toAmerica. But there was a free pardon forbetraying the names of fellow smugglers.

The secluded coastal village of RobinHood’s Bay was a prime spot for smuggling.Many of the older houses clustered on thesteep hillside had basement rooms,trapdoors and hidden cupboards wherebootleg items could be stored. In the eventof a customs raid goods could be passed

quickly from house to house via adjacentwindows and doors.

Smuggling became such a problem thatthe army was brought in to patrol thecoastal areas and apprehend smugglinggangs. The remoteness of the area made thedragoon’s job extremely dangerous. Tales offights, arrests and betrayal can be found inthe local archives.

The Fisherman’s Arms in Baytown, as thevillage was known then, was the scene of afamous fight between customs officers anda smuggling gang on 6 October 1779. Over200 barrels of brandy and 150 sacks of teawere part of the haul. According to locallegend the customs men sampled rather toomuch of the seized spirits and fell asleep,allowing the smuggling gang to return andrecover the remains of their haul.

The local gentry, the Farsyde family ofThorpe Hall of Fylingthorpe, about half amile from Robin Hood’s Bay, are reputed tohave been involved in funding andsupporting smuggling activity. The Hall hada special pit built to hide smuggled goods,which can still be seen today. Also probably

A Tale of Smuggling inRobin Hood’s Bay

test it with the kinds of people you wantto encourage to use the archive. Ensurethat you have excellent searchfunctionality and metadata. ◼

See photos on inside cover

Discover the W.R.M. Archive online and hear thestories for yourself. Visit www.wrmitchellarchive.org.uk. Sita Brand is available to deliverinsightful talks which include audio clips andimages from the archive. For more informationemail: admin@settlestories.org.uk

GLAISDALE WI FAVOURITE RECIPE FOR APRIL

This month’s recipe from Pam Verrill is savoury and veggie.

Mushroom and Nut Roast INGREDIENTS1 onion2 cloves of garlic½ oz dried porcini mushrooms4 oz bread crumbs (brown)1 egg, beaten3 cooked parsnips (mashed with butter)1 tsp fresh rosemary8 oz coarsely ground cashews or chestnuts1 tsp marmite8 oz mushrooms1 oz butterOil for frying4 fl oz stock – vegetableSalt and pepper

METHODPreheat oven 180°C (350°F / Gas 4); Fan170°C (340°F)1. Fry onion and garlic in oil.2. Rehydrate dried porcini mushrooms3. Chop porcini mushrooms and mix with

breadcrumbs, egg, parsnips, herbs andnuts.

4. Dissolve marmite in stock and add tomixture

5. Season well.6. Fry 8 oz of mushrooms in butter7. Meanwhile, line a 2 lb loaf tin and

grease8. Optional: arrange a few fried

mushrooms in the base of the tin.9. Press in half of the nut mixture into the

lined loaf tin.10. Cover with the remaining fried

mushrooms.11. Cover with remaining nut mixture.12. Cover with foil.13. Cook at 180°C / 170°C for one hour,

test with a skewer to check it’s cooked,rest and turn out.

As a variation you can add brandy or port.Freezes well.

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at the centre of the village’s smugglingactivity were the Storm family of RobinHood’s Bay, who have lived in the village foralmost 500 years.

According to folklore, a ghost at Lingers’Hill, just outside Robin Hood’s Bay, has itsroots in smuggling times. A rider in white,mounted on a white horse, was seen riding outjust before a smuggling run took place.Heeding the warning, people would stay intheir homes while the smugglers went to work.

Gangs carried the contraband acrosscountry, selling it in York and other towns.En route to Pickering, the inn at Saltersgatewas said to be the scene of clash betweensmugglers and the Revenue. A customsofficer killed in the brawl was buriedbeneath a fire in the pub, which, it is said,never went out from that day onwards.

• • •

The smuggling history of Robin Hood’s Bayhas recently been given prominence withthe launch of a business known as Baytownbeers and spirits, owned by Paul Johnston.After a couple of years’ trading, Baytown

has succeeded in raising the profile of theirdrinks and of Robin Hood’s Bay’ssmuggling past. The company is now sellingits beer on Newcastle to Amsterdam DFDSferries and the Coop stocks Baytown’s beerin 52 stores across Yorkshire. Locally thedrinks can be found in The Moors Centre atDanby, Grosmont Coop and GoathlandVillage Stores and Gifts. Local pubs havealso been known to stock Baytown beer incask from time to time.

In addition to selling beers and spirits, Paulhosts occasional smugglers’ walks around thevillage to highlight the links between housesand locations in the village with smugglingevents from 250 years ago. These walks areoften combined with a beer tasting at theVictoria Hotel in order to give visitors thecomplete beer and smuggling experience!

The next smugglers’ walk and beer tastingwill be on 28 May at 6 pm as part of theNational Park’s Walkfest programme. Seewww.baytownrhb.com or the National Parkwebsite for more details. ◼

See photos page opposite

BAYTOWN BEERS • Baytown Bitter at 4%abv is a traditional English light brown beer named after the eighteenth-

century name for Robin Hood’s Bay. • Smuggler’s Haul is a 6% abv strong, full bodied dark brown ale. • Squire’s Connivance at 5% abv is an elegant and refined black beer, with hints of chocolate and

vanilla, which is named after the style of drink enjoyed in London by the bag carriers, or porters,of the nineteenth century.

• Press Gang’s Arrival is a 3.8% abv light and fruity ale; a refreshing, easy to drink golden beer.• Revenue’s Revenge at 4.2% abv is a smooth and light beer-style lager.

The Baytown spirits’ range comprises gin, vodka, whisky and port:• Zachariah Storm Gin• Lingers’ Ghost Vodka • 21st Light Dragoon Whisky • Squire Farsyde Port

Baytown can be contacted on paul@baytownrhb.com or 01947 880513.

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TRIALS AND MOTOCROSS NEWS SEE PAGE 42

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NATURE NOTES SEE PAGE 41

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NEWS FROM THE SCHOOLS SEE PAGE 47

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SPRING APPEARS TO BE starting here inCommondale. The sun is out, our first set oflambs have arrived and we are halfwaythrough calving. Work is well underway inthe garden too: the first seedlings are sownand all the beds are nicely dug over readyfor the new season.

Preparations are underway in the gardensfor the new growing season. We are currentlypreparing the ground for a new polytunnel.This has very kindly been donated to TheHayshed by Guisborough Rotary Club. Weare very grateful for this donation as it willallow us to extend our growing season andincrease accessibility into the horticulturalareas. It will work well too for the traineesundertaking NCFE entry level 1 qualificationin horticulture. We intend this newpolytunnel to be used for ornamental plantproduction and this year we are offering ahanging basket service.

If you have an empty hanging basketwhich you would like lining and planting upthen please get in touch. Our trainees canline it with our own sheep’s wool, and plantit up with a selection of our hanging basketplants. We will then grow them on until thewarmer weather arrives so you can come andcollect your basket ready to hang outside tothe envy of all your neighbours! I hope thisis a way to open up some of the work TheHayshed does to the wider community andgiving the trainees a chance to interact withthe public and produce some saleablehanging baskets. We will be producing asmall selection of our own hanging basketswhich will be for sale at our event, OpenFarm Sunday, on Sunday 5 June 2016.

Please get in touch if you are interested inhaving your baskets planted up by us. CallRobin or Rachel on 01287 669294.

I am fortunate to have been awarded aNuffield Farming Scholarship. Thisscholarship scheme funds global travel tostudy agriculture and food in order todevelop people through agriculture anddevelop agriculture through people. Itravelled to London for the pre- scholarshipconference, which included a tour aroundthe House of Lords with Baroness Byfordand talks from Peter Kendall of AHDB,Allan Wilkinson of HSBC and Savills HRdepartment. These were all very interestingand formed a good platform for me to go onwith my studies. I will be travelling aroundthe world for eight weeks studying ‘How UKagriculture can benefit from socialprescribing on care farms’.

Sunday 5 June sees The Hayshed open upthe gates of Fowl Green Farm again as partof the national Open Farm Sunday event.Come along from 11 am till 3 pm to see thefarm in action! There will be sheep shearingdemos, farm walks, static farm machinerydisplay, open gardens and food. We hope tosee you there!

We are always willing to accept volunteerhelp here. Volunteers play a vital part of thework we do, and working with our traineesis a highly rewarding job. If you have a daya week, or just one day a month, pleasecome along and see what we do. Theopportunities are endless! ◼

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See photo page opposite

ROBIN ASQUITHCARE FARMING

The Hayshed, Commondale

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DANBY YOUNG FARMERS SEE PAGE 38

Some of the posters made by Danby Young Farmers at a meeting on stock judging.

THE HAYSHED, COMMONDALE SEE OPPOSITE

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AT THE END OF January we held a judgingpractice at Rockhead Farm in Dunsley.Many members attended to judge fatlambs, followed by lovely refreshments inthe house. Thank you to Stephen andJoanne Marshall for hosting this meeting.

At the beginning of February we invitedRuth Thompson to Lea Hall in Lealholmto come and talk to us about judging. Thiswas really helpful for all members, oldand new. Ruth divided us into smallgroups and asked us to draw either a cowor a sheep on a big piece of paper. Thenwe labelled our drawings with words andtechniques that we wanted to remember.Ruth recommended that we use ourposters at judging practices leading up tothe rally, which was a really good idea.Lydia Hewison then kindly read out anexample of how to give your reasons foryour order A, B, X, Y. Overall it was avery good meeting as it brought membersback up to speed and pointed the newestmembers in the right direction.

The meeting was followed by a judgingpractice at Mill Lane Farm in Lealholm,where we judged breeding sheep. It wasanother well attended night. Thank youto Bob and Anne Adamski for hosting thismeeting and providing refreshments.

Towards the end of February we heldour annual rally meeting at Lealholmcricket pavilion. This is the evening whenwe decide amongst the group who wantsto take part in stock judging and getinvolved with events on the day of therally.

As a senior member of Danby YoungFarmers it is really good to see plenty ofnew members joining our club as some ofus reach that age of being too old toattend anymore. It is also great to have asolid team of leaders, including LydiaHewison, Charlotte Jackson, LiamWatson and John Smith. Keep up thegood work. ◼

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JOANNE MUIRDANBY YOUNG FARMERS

The Rally is Upon Us . . .

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY…

The Eskdale district rally this year is on Saturday 14 May 2016 at Thornhill Farm,Glaisdale, by kind permission of Paul and Kirsten Foster.

Everyone is welcome to come and watch Danby and four other clubs compete to win therally. Refreshments will be served on the day. Stock judging starts at 9.45 am onwards,followed by tractor and Landrover handling, floral art, sheep shearing, obstacle race andmuch more – all from 11 am onwards.

HERBS ARE ONE of the most useful groupsof plants you can grow, providing not onlyessential flavours for your food, but alsomedicines and cosmetics, as well as vitalfood for our beleaguered bees.

One of my own herb garden favourites ischives. This is very easy to grow and pest freeand it also makes a lovely ornamental edgingfor the herb or vegetable garden. Chives caneasily be chopped into freezer bags andfrozen for use throughout the seasons.

An exciting new addition to my own herbcollection last year was the Welsh onion.This is a big brother to chives, with largerleaves and a flavour somewhere betweenchives and spring onions. The Welsh onionswere ready to harvest well before the chivesand they provide an attractive foliagecontrast to some of the finer-leaved herbs.

Rosemary and sage are two otherinvaluable herbs, although both can be lesshardy than other perennials. Both willstruggle to survive in a harsh winter, butfortunately they are both easy to propagateby means of cuttings. May is the best monthto take cuttings from rosemary. Look forside shoots of about 1.2 cm in length thengently tear them off leaving a heel of woodfrom the main stem; plant in a pot ofcompost and, when well rooted, pot on intoa larger pot. Put somewhere sheltered andit will be ready to plant the following spring.

Sage can be propagated in a similar way,but using a larger (about 2.4 cm) piece ofside shoot. Sage can be a very ornamentaladdition to your herb collection with green,purple and tricolour leaf varieties, althoughfrom my own experience the green-leavedsage is the hardiest.

Oregano is an essential and trouble-freeherb that dries easily for a year-roundsupply. Greek oregano is my own personalfavourite with a lovely spicy flavour thatgives Greek salads that true Mediterraneanflavour. It can get quite large so if space islimited why not try the more attractivevariegated oregano; this is smaller with amore subtle flavour.

Mint is available in a bewildering range offlavours from simple peppermint tochocolate, apple, ginger and many more; itis also available with variegated foliage. Oneword of warning, however: mint is veryinvasive and will soon take over the herbgarden. I have found it is best planted inlarge pots and buried in the garden, butdon’t forget to keep it watered.

No herb garden would be completewithout parsley and once again there is achoice to be made. Many cooks prefer to usethe flat leaf or Italian parsley; it does havea better flavour and texture than the morecommon crinkly leaved variety, but is lesshardy and in exposed areas is better grownas an annual. ◼

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STEPHEN DRUCEGARDENING CALENDAR

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GRAHAM FEATHERSTONENATURE NOTES

Signs of Spring

AT LAST! Early March actually saw usenjoying some much-needed sunshine. Anearly morning stroll up Glaisdale Rigg wasan absolute pleasure. Despitetemperatures hovering around zero, thelack of wind and bright sunshine soon sawmy jacket tied round my waist. Not far upthe Rigg I spotted a Skylark and thisparticular male bird gave us a fantasticdisplay: he climbed slowly high into theblue sky singing his little heart out beforesuddenly plummeting like a stone back tohis carefully chosen heathery territory. Icould have stayed there all day lapping uphis beautiful songs.

Further up the track we disturbed aShort-eared owl, which was immediatelymobbed by two Carrion Crows. Then aBuzzard appeared, soaring effortlesslydown the daleside. Meadow pipits, theSkylark’s smaller cousins, were inevidence too, bobbing about in the heatherand getting on with their business in a

much quieter manner. Skylarks areslightly larger than the pipits and havenoticeably more pointed wings and tail.

The same afternoon I was in Whitby’sPannett Park, on my way to a lecture atthe museum. The sun was still shiningand I was early, so I had a nosey around.Crocus and Daffodil were in full bloomand I soon spotted my first bumblebee ofthe year. Shortly after I saw a flutter ofwings: a Small Tortoiseshell! Thisoverwintered butterfly had been wokenfrom its hibernation by the warmth andwas eagerly nectaring on the springflowers, gathering strength to lay her eggsin what remained of her short life.

April will see me looking up to theskies for a glimpse of a returning Swallowand hopefully I should be able to get outand about mothing on warmer evenings.I love early spring!◼

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HEATHER MATHERUPPER ESK VALLEY GARDENING CLUB

Daffs and GooseberriesMEMBERS gathered for the first meeting ofthe year with lots of pots of ‘Tete-a-tete’daffs for our competition this month. Pollyopened the meeting, welcomed everyoneand told us all to take home a potato setwith a grow bag and, for the first time, alsoan onion set. Both are to be grown for ourcompetition in August.

Polly told us about the Sadberge OrchidShow on 20 March, and Stephen made anannouncement about the Spring Seed Swapat East Barnby on 13 March.

Our speakers this evening were GraemeWatson and Ian Woodcock from EgtonBridge Old Gooseberry Show Society.

Ian gave us the history of gooseberrycultivation and of the societies and told usthat Egton is the only competitive club inNorth Yorkshire and also one of the oldest.Graeme, who is the current champion,talked about growing for the kitchen andalso for the competition. He gave us a list ofthe varieties and told us how to prune them,grow them, take cuttings and how to dealwith pests, in fact all that we needed to

know to grow a winner this year, includingthinning to half of the crop to gain size.

Ian and Graeme had brought along lots ofyoung gooseberry seedlings for us to buy andduring the evening they recruited severalnew members, so it was a good night forthem and a really interesting evening for usall. The competition table looked beautiful –full of pots of daffodils –and Hanneka’s daffswere judged the best. Well done! ◼

Garden club meets on the first Monday in themonth at Ley Hall, Lealholm, except foroutside visits. New members are verywelcome. For more information telephonePauline Elliot on 01287 660137 or HeatherMather on 01287 669104.

FRIENDS OF ABBEYFIELD 100 CLUB ROMA HAIGH

Draw made on Tuesday 8 March 2016

Number 65  – 1st Prize of £10 – Chris Barugh Number 49 – 2nd Prize of £10 – Helen Barugh Number 124 – 3rd Prize of £5 – Joseph Harrison Number 13 – 4th Prize of £5 – Sue Trousdale

Short-eared owl in flight

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JOHN WATSONSPORTS REPORT

Trials and Motocross NewsIF YOU HEAR the high-pitched buzz of atwo-stroke motor, or the distant rumble ofthunder from a four-stroke, drifting acrossthe valleys – not all the time, youunderstand, just on race days, so don’t bewriting to your MPs about noise – it heraldsthe start of the motocross season.

Whitby M/XC, Thirsk DMC and PickeringDMC all hold events locally through the yearand there is one promising young teenagetalent really putting the hard work in to beready, and that is Danby Dale flyer, RobbieDowson, as he recovers from injury.

From a fully committed motocrossfamily, where racing appears to be in thegenes, here is an update from Robbie on thecoming season. The very nature of this sportis hard, fast and furious and whencompeting it is inevitable injuries will occur.

ROBBIE’S WORDS:I have tried to make the most of thiswinter’s weather and get out on my bike asmuch as possible, but with all the rain therehave not been many opportunities to rideanywhere. I managed to ride my fair shareand felt fit coming into the season afterChristmas. I have been spending a lot oftime in the gym, getting ready for the longer

races that I will be riding in over the nextseason. I ended up having a big crash atFatcat Motorpark on 17 January anddislocated my shoulder! So I gave that aweek to settle – as long as that eh? (Ed) –and then I was back in the gym to make sureI was fit enough for when I could get backon the bike.

After six weeks went by (well, it wasn’tquite six weeks, you know us motocrossriders, we don’t listen to doctors as weshould, do we?) I got back on the bike andstarted riding to try and make sure I was asready as could be for the season.

I have a great group of sponsors this year,plus a very helpful dad, which makes all theracing possible. Over the course of the yearI will compete in the Maxxis BritishChampionship and also the M/X Nationals,both in the Pro M/X 2 Class.

So, it is going to be a learning year for memoving up a class into the pros, but hopefullyI can get some decent results and, touchwood, there will be no more injuries. ◼

Robbie Dowson

Thank you Robbie for taking the time to writefor Valley News.

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COMING EVENTS3 Apr Ebor MC Trial, Kirkbymoorside / Pickering DMC Trial, TBA9 Apr Middlesbrough DMC Trial, TBA10 Apr Thirsk DMC Trial, Long Plain Farm15, 16, 17 Apr Ebor MC Trial, Ouseburn20 Apr Scarborough DMC Trial, Harwood Dale23 Apr Guisborough DMC Trial, Ellers Farm24 Apr Hull AC Trial, TBA / Pickering DMC M/X, TBA30 Apr Middlesbrough DMC Trial, TBA

JOHN GREENINGSPORTS REPORT

FootballTHOUGH LEALHOLM FOOTBALL CLUB’Sperformances have improved throughoutMarch, the results have not always gonetheir way.

In their final game of February, Lealholmlost 2-1 at home to league leaders GreatAyton Royals. Great Ayton Royals took thelead after ten minutes but the match wasfairly even until Ayton scored their secondgoal early in the second half. Phil Spencerscored Lealholm’s goal, through a crowd ofplayers, five minutes from the end.

After missing another game to wetweather, Lealholm threw away their homesemi-final tie to Seamer Sports in the semi-final of the Scarborough & District HarbourCup. Comfortably 2-0 up at half time,through early goals by Mike Thompson andArron Leeman, Lealholm conceded three

quick goals early in the second half, to giveSeamer the advantage. With Lealholm nowchasing the match, Seamer scored a fourthgoal five minutes from the end to make it 4-2, though Lealholm did miss a last minutepenalty.

In their most recent match Lealholm beatBrotton Railway Arms 2-1 at home in theleague. Arron Leeman gave Lealholm a firsthalf advantage, scoring fifteen minutes intothe game, after being put through by BradLewis. But Brotton equalised from thepenalty spot five minutes into the secondhalf, before Leeman put Lealholm back infront ten minutes later, this time set up byMike Thompson.

The Club will be holding their annualfundraising quiz at the Board Inn, Lealholmon Sunday 17 April. ◼

LEALHOLM FC APRIL FIXTURESSat 2 Apr Great Ayton Royals at home in the semi-final of the Eileen Hodgson BowlWed 6 Apr Great Ayton United at home in the leagueSat 9 Apr Stokesley Sports Club away in the UPVC Suppliers CupWed 13 Apr Hinderwell away in the league Sat 16 Apr Great Ayton Royals away in the leagueWed 20 Apr Great Ayton United away in the leagueSat 23 Apr Redcar Athletic away in the leagueSat 30 Apr Loftus Athletic away in the league

LEALHOLM CC 100 PLUS CLUB ALAN THOMPSON

March 2016, Drawn By Mrs E. Hodgson

£20 15 Leo & Roxy, Whitby£10 152 Mr D. Beswick, Castleton£10 198 Mrs B. Turnbull, Kirbymoorside£5 177 Mr J. Thompson, Commondale£5 157 Ryan Spedding, Glaisdale£5 76 Mr S. McGivern, Lealholm£5 172 Mr I. Ford, Glaisdale

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Schools and College News

CAEDMON COLLEGE WHITBY

Community has been the theme for Year 7 studentsat Caedmon College Whitby this term. One of ourYear 7 groups chose to invite the Scarborough &Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team to tell them aboutthe voluntary work they undertake in thecommunity. Five of the rescue team came intoCollege to meet with students, even though they hadonly had a few hours’ sleep the previous night as theyhad been on a call-out from 3 am! During theafternoon, the students listened to the team talkingabout the diversity of tasks they can be involved in– from going out on the moors in horrific blizzards,to helping the police to search for missing people;more recently, the team has helped those affected bythe flooding in York, occurring just beforeChristmas. Each Year 7 form group then had thechance to look inside the team’s Landrover, to meetthe search and rescue dog and take part in aprizewinning word search. To raise money for theorganisation – which is run entirely by volunteersand donations – the students baked and sold cakes.

Continuing with their community theme, some ofour Year 7 students have also spent a cold Tuesday onthe beach. They were not there for fun and gameshowever; they were taking part in a national project.The 2 minute beach clean [sic] is a community projectset up by Martin Dorey who hosted the BBC show,‘One Man and His Camper Van’ in 2010. His love ofsurfing led to the creation of the 2-minute beach-clean when he became tired of the mess on some ofour beaches. As part of their community project forthis term, the Year 7 College students, and somemembers of staff from the College, marched down tothe beach and spent two minutes cleaning up. Sixblack bin bags were filled by the end of a veryproductive two minutes. Happy with the contributionthey had made, the bags filled were taken to bedisposed of and items were recycled where possible.On returning to the College and warming up, photosof the students’ efforts were uploaded to Twitter withthe hashtag 2minutebeachclean. On seeing the Tweet,Martin Dorey sent his own message via Twitter to say,‘Great stuff you lot!!!!’. The Year 7 students can bevery proud of their efforts and will continue theirlearning on community themes, whilst makingpractical contributions to our local community.

Other key events occurring at the College thisterm include students choosing their options forGCSE courses next year and the planning of Easter

revision sessions so that students can come induring the holidays for targeted revision that is fullysupported by specialist subject staff. As you mayknow, we are also involved in discussions with theLocal Authority and staff and governors at EskdaleSchool over the future of education in Whitby; ourintention in this, whilst recognising the concerns,particularly from parents of students at EskdaleSchool, is to gain real benefits for all our students.The College’s Governing Body are firm in the beliefthat a merged school would:

• bring about the improvements necessary at KeyStage 3

• secure excellent learning resources for all• allow post-16 students to have the environment they

deserve, and be predominantly on their own site• protect the curriculum from unnecessary cuts• allow teachers to work in larger teams, providing

development and challenge for them• provide excellent opportunities for all staff to

teach across the 11–19 age range and help toretain the very best leaders and teachers for ourstudents.

College governors also believe that a thriving sixthform is an essential component of education inWhitby and that this will be in real jeopardy if thecurriculum offer is reduced due to financialconstraints. Eventually, this could mean that manypost-16 students, particularly the most vulnerable,would have no choice other than to attend whateverwould remain of post-16 education in Whitby,because having to travel to another town would bepractically impossible for them. Many staff atCaedmon College Whitby experienced a verysuccessful merger with Caedmon School, two yearsago, and College governors and staff are fullycommitted to ensuring that the proposed mergerwith Eskdale School would be even better.  

At the College, we consider that an amalgamatedschool would offer considerable benefits for youngpeople in the Whitby area and we are committed to agood education for everyone. We believe that we canall work together and learn from each other. Webelieve that we are stronger together and that themoment has come to transform education by creatinga new school that offers new choices and opportunitiesfor students in Whitby and the surrounding areas.

With best wishes,Keith Prytherch, PrincipalCaedmon College Whitby

DANBY SCHOOL

Collective Worship This half term has coincidedwith Lent, so in connection with this our collectiveworship has been based on the value of Forgiveness.We have read stories from the Bible giving goodexamples of Forgiveness and discussed why it issomething good to practice. We have thought aboutthe conditions and behaviours needed forForgiveness and how putting it into practice benefitsboth the receiver and the giver.

Mothering Sunday This year the annual jointservice was held at the Methodist Chapel in Danbyvillage, led by Rev. Alan Coates. The children hadwritten some lovely prayers about their mothersbeforehand and several children read them out tothe congregation. They also sang the ‘Mothers’ Daysong’ jointly with Castleton School and distributedbunches of flowers. Once again, it was a lovelyservice to remember the many wonderful things thatour mothers do for us!

Eskdale Festival A number of children performedat the Eskdale Festival of the Arts at Whitby Pavilionin early March. This event can be a dauntingexperience for the children as they have to play infront of professional adjudicators and a largeaudience. Everyone who took part in the festival didreally well and showed their talents to the full. Thefollowing children received certificates: • First place – Year 6 and under Brass Solo (novice)

– Harry Cameron-Clarke (Y2) • First place – Year 6 and under Brass Ensemble –

Harry Cameron-Clarke (Y2) and Thomas Gray(Y5)

• Third place - Year 6 and under String Solo –Phoebe Aldous (Y4)

• Second place – Year 6 and under String Duet –Phoebe Aldous (Y4) and Sacha Buckworth (Y6)

• First place - Year 6 and under Piano Solo (novice)– Sacha Buckworth (Y6)

Sport A joint team from Danby and Goathlandschools joined together to take part in the annualWhitby Area swimming gala at Whitby LeisureCentre. They all swam brilliantly and finished insecond place overall, qualifying for the area finals atRyedale Pool in Pickering. In this event they finishedin a very respectable 5th place out of 11 schools.

Sports Council Sports Awards 2016 You mayremember that last year’s Danby School tag rugbyteam were winners at the North Yorkshire AreaGames at Queen Margaret’s School (Ryan Hewison,Matthew & Daniel Wignall, Ben Houlgate, DominicMotteu, Tom Watts, Katie Robson, Rosie Hodgson

and Ruby Cameron-Clarke). Following on from thiswonderful achievement, they were nominated for aSports Award in the ‘Top Primary Team under 11’category. The children and their families travelled toScarborough Spa for the Scarborough and DistrictSports Council Sports Awards evening and werepresented with the runners-up trophy in theircategory. This is an amazing accomplishment and Iam very proud that their achievements wererecognised with this award.

In addition to the children’s nominations, MrsHoulgate was also independently nominated in the‘School Sport Teacher of the Year’ category. I amdelighted to say that she won the award which iswonderful. Mrs Houlgate believes in the power ofsport and its educational and physical benefits andworks hard to encourage, support and motivate thechildren both in and out of school. CongratulationsMrs Houlgate, an award very well deserved.

Clive Hellawell

GOATHLAND SCHOOL

Base 2 children have performed with success in thisyear’s Eskdale Festival. They were pleased to havebeen invited to perform their Outer Space/tribute toBowie musical composition in the Gala Concert butwere unable to take up the offer on this occasion, asnot everyone could make the date.

The netball team qualified for the area finals atCaedmon College, demonstrating excellentteamwork in all matches. Each team membershowed great determination and developed theirpersonal skills throughout the afternoon.

Josh and Ben Williamson took part in the areaswimming gala at Ryedale Pool, Pickering, as part ofa joint team with Danby School. The teamperformed brilliantly, finishing fifth out of 11 schoolswho participated in the event.

Over half term a rocket has appeared in the Base1 playground! Many thanks to Angus Nicholson forhis time spent building the rocket. There arephotographs on the school website if you would liketo see this exciting new arrival!

Y5/6 enjoyed an afternoon at Egton Schooljoining with the children from Egton and Danbyschools to learn about the Archie B. Young LeadersAward. Between now and the end of the summerterm, all the junior children will be taking part inPSHCE lessons learning about helping others intheir local community, and Y5/6 children will takepart in an active community project which aims tomake a practical difference to our local community.

Clive Hellawell

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CASTLETON SCHOOL

We have had a busy time during this short half termleading up to Easter!

World Book Day As usual on World Book Day,most of the children came to school dressed as acharacter from a book and there were some veryinventive costumes.

We were very lucky this year to have a visit froma published poet, Matt Penesh, for the morning. Hestarted the day by reading some hilarious poems toKS1, twists on some old favourites, which inspiredthe children to create some wonderful pictures,poems and stories of their own. Matt then had asession with KS2 about what inspires him to writeand they created an acrostic poem together onSpace. The children then created and performedtheir own poems based on their characters or space.

Both classes worked together for the afternoonand it was lovely to see the older and youngerchildren working together. Two uniquepicture/drama stories were created called ‘WorldBook Day 2016, The Catastrophe’ and ‘World BookDay 2016, The Enormous Sneeze’.

Mothering Sunday Service Some of ourchildren, along with Danby School pupils, attendedthe Mothering Sunday Service at Danby Chapel,which was lovely. Well done to Maisie and Lucy forgiving readings and it is always a pleasure (and

tradition!) to see all the children sing the ‘Mother’sDay’ song together.

KS1 were very surprised to find eggs in our schoolgarden – they suspect that they are dinosaur eggsand have been putting their detective skills to work!

The three Reception girls have created a lovelyfairy garden and enjoyed using the outdoor area tofind sticks and logs.

The class enjoyed reading a favourite book We’reGoing on a Bear Hunt. They watched a performanceof the story by the author and then told it themselveswith actions. Then they used watercolours, paintsand their fingers to create the scenes for each sectionof the story, adding lists of adjectives to describe thenoises and movements of the family on their bearhunt.

In Art, they have been looking at the famouspainting ‘Starry Night’ by Van Gogh and enjoyedusing oil pastels to create the starry night scene,remembering to use different shades and tints.

KS2 Year 2 and KS2 have had the Police in to talkto them about being safe on the internet which hasmade us all really think how important online safetyis.

Years 3 and 4 enjoyed a Forest School session andhad a group fire which involved everyone gatheringsuitably dry firewood. They had hoped to enjoyroasted marshmallows with hot chocolate but aproblem in the supply chain meant they got toexperiment with the effects that heat has on ‘foambananas’ and ‘mallow mushrooms’. Apparently theytasted just as good!

In Art, KS2 have been looking at the work of PeterThorpe and using his style to create their ownpictures. His work is a bit like a science fictionillustration and the background, in particular, is verycolourful.

Castleton & Glaisdale Juniors WorkingTogether When the Juniors from both schools gettogether on Fridays, Years 3 and 4 have all beenlearning to play a musical instrument with lessonsfrom Mr Cross. This gave them the opportunity totake part with other schools involved in the ‘WiderOpportunities’ music lessons in a music event atEskdale School on 11 March, arranged by MrButterfield, involving 200 children!

They have thoroughly enjoyed taking part in twosessions of Karate lessons and have developed usefulskills applicable to many sports.

Jean Blacklock

GLAISDALE SCHOOL

Class One have been using a variety of methods tocarry out multiplication calculations, including usingbeaded number lines. They are learning about mathssymbols and problem solving.

In literacy, they are learning about text structureand settings, the difference between appearance andpersonality in characters and have created somewonderful alien descriptions.

The children have been inspired by Vincent VanGogh’s painting ‘Starry Night’, producing somecolourful artwork focusing on repeating andsymmetrical patterns. 

In Science, they are learning about the propertiesof materials: strength, flexibility, transparency andhow waterproof they are. 

Linked to their space topic, and Neil Armstrong,the first man on the moon, the younger childrenmade footprints in different materials to see whichones were resilient to wind and rain.

Class Two The children have used an episode in‘Cosmic’ to learn how to write both formal andinformal letters. They focused on different styles ofwriting and the use of apostrophes.

The children are learning to tell the time usinganalogue and digital clocks and the older children,how to use timetables. In their investigation ongravity, despite their instincts telling them thatheavier things would fall quicker, they discoveredthat everything falls at the same rate. They madespinners to investigate air resistance and played witha parachute to reinforce this concept.

World Book Day The children entered into thespirit of World Book Day with their usualenthusiasm. This year, they worked with a visitingpoet, Matthew Panesh, who helped theem to writeacrostic and nonsense poems.

Sports Relief All the children took part in team-building activities as part of our celebration of SportsRelief. Thank you to everyone who donated onWorld Book Day and Sports Relief. In total we haveraised £45.50.

Forest Schools Despite the atrocious weather onour Forest Schools day, the children still managed toenjoy it. I have been told that many of class 1 arrivedas children but left school as mud monsters!

Helen Ford

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EGTON SCHOOL

We have had a really busy term. Here are some ofthe events and activities that we have enjoyed.

Everyone in the school took part in gymnasticscompetitions through the Whitby School SportsPartnership and the infants came first in onecompetition. School sports events included: a Y5/6 KwikCricket Tournament; Y5/6 hockey coaching in Whitby;KS2 swimming gala; Y3/4 Multi-skills afternoon.

As part of our curriculum KS2 enjoyed a livelydebate about the merits of TV; they won’t thank mefor telling you but they voted to limit the hours of TVfor children under nine years of age! The infant classhave enjoyed hatching Aliens from some specialouter space eggs! We enjoyed dressing up for WorldBook Day and had our annual book fair with WhitbyBookshop. Y5/6 had a science visit to a pop-upplanetarium at Goathland Village Hall. Y5/6 tookpart in the launch of the Archie B. LeadershipAwards with Danby and Goathland School; we arelooking forward to getting stuck into to somecommunity work as part of our awards programme.

We are being well looked after during theinterregnum as we have had Collective Worship withYvonne Harrison (RE Governor), Rev. VeronicaCarolan and Reader Jane McFarlane. We alsoenjoyed our Mothering Sunday Service withArchdeacon Sam. The Easter Bag has started on itsLenten Journey around our families enabling themto share the Easter story and reflect on the Eastermessage. We also had a visit from two friends fromthe order of the Holy Paracleate at Sneaton Castle.

Sainsbury’s Vouchers We would be very gratefulif you would save your Sainsbury’s vouchers for usas this scheme enables us to buy lots of resources forour children. Please check your till receipts as thisyear the voucher is printed out along with yourreceipt. Thank you.

Events coming up We have a Jumble Sale onSaturday 7 May and a Bags to School Collection onWednesday 11 May. We are able to hold your jumblein school so please feel free to drop some in if youare having a spring clean!

Liz Orland

The Catastrophe

The Enormous Sneeze

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Coming EventsDIARY

Exhibitions – p 51

Courses/Groups – p 52

Looking Ahead – p 55

Regular Activities – p 57

FAMILY ACTIVITIES

CLEVELAND IRONSTONEMINING MUSEUM,SKINNINGROVE(Education Team: 01287 642877,www.ironstonemuseum.co.uk,open 11 Jan–8 Feb on Mondays 11am–3 pm; 15–20 Feb open Mon–Fri 10 am–3.30 pm, Sat 1–3.30pm; 22 Feb–14 Mar open Mondays11 am–3 pm; 21 Mar–5 Nov openMon–Fri 10 am–3.30 pm andSaturdays 1–3.30 pm)► Sun 3 Apr: Alice inWonderland Easter Event,12.30–3.30 pm, £3► Tue 5 Apr: Medieval Fair,1–3 pm► Thu 7 Apr: Wacky Weather,10.30 am–12.30 pm

NATIONAL PARKBooking/more details: 01439 772738(www.northyorkmoors.org.uk)East Barnby activities: 01947 893333 Activities held at National ParkMoors Centre, Danby, unlessstated otherwise ► Fri 1, Fri 8 Apr: CanoeAdventure with East Barnbycentre, 9–16 years + familiesbooking, 9.30 am–4 pm► Mon 4–Sun 10 Apr:Easter CSI, detective hunt, nobooking, call in 10 am–4 pm► Tue 5 Apr: Minibeast

Monsters, 10.30 am–12 noon► Tue 5 Apr: Build a Bird’sNext, 1.30–3 pm► Thu 7 Apr: Teddy Bears’Picnic, 10.30–11.45 am/2.15–3.30 pm► Sat 9– Sun 10 Apr: GuidedMountain Bike Weekend withEast Barnby centre

GUIDED WALKS(www.northyorkmoors.org.uk;booking essential: 01439 772738)► Sat 2 Apr: Any Old IronScugdale (8.5 miles)► Wed 6 Apr: Scugdale andLive Moor (4.5 miles)► Wed 6 Apr: A ThorntonWander (1.6 miles)► Fri 22–Sun 24 Apr:Walking Weekend in CaptainCook Country, residentialbased at Whitby YHA, over 18s(booking: Large Outdoors Ltd01653 740 400)► Wed 27 Apr: Down Townand Abbey (Helmsley andRievaulx, 8 miles)► Sun 1 May: Bluebells inSpringtime (Great Ayton, 3 miles)► Sun 1 May: Walking withHistory (Appleton, 5 miles)

NORTH YORKSHIREMOORS RAILWAY(www.nymr.co.uk; booking: 01751472508)► Fri 6–Sun 8 May: LateSpring Steam Gala ► Fri 13–Sun 15 May: LateSpring Steam Gala

RAVENSCAR VISITORCENTRE(phone National Trust 01947885900, email: oldcoastguardstation@nationaltrust.org.uk)

► Tue 10 May, Tue 5 Jul,Tue 13 Sep: Tour and talkabout the town that never was,10 am–1 pm

SCAMPSTON HALL ANDWALLED GARDEN(www.scampston.co.uk/gardens.html; phone 01944 759111)► Thu 21 Apr: Walking in theFootsteps of Mr Brown(guided Capability Brownwalking tour of garden(admission charges apply)

SCARBOROUGH ARTGALLERY, SCARBOROUGH(www.scarboroughartgallery.co.uk;01723 374753)► Until Sun 26 Jun:‘Mystery, Magic and MidnightFeasts’, the first ever majorexhibition celebrating the lifeand work of children’s authorEnid Blyton.

STEPHEN JOSEPHTHEATRE IN LEALHOLM► Fri 1 Apr: April Fools’Drama Workshop, 10 am–3 pm (7–13 years)(call 01947 897945)

WHITBY ABBEY(www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/whitby-abbey; English Heritageadmission charges; 01947 603568)► Sat 23–Sun 24 Apr:Dracula performances at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm► Sat 30 Apr–Mon 2 May:Viking Raiders and Invaders,11 am–5 pm

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LEALHOLM WI

Linda Elders, our President, welcomed everyone tothe March meeting.

The Spring Council Meeting is on Wednesday 13April at Scarborough College, Filey Road,Scarborough. Our representative is Debbie Hogarthand if you are interested in attending please put yourname forward.

The Endeavour Group Domino Drive is onThursday 28 April at Staithes Memorial Hall,starting at 7.30 pm. Names are being taken ofanyone interested in playing.

Our village litter pick this year will be on 12 April;final arrangements to be confirmed at the next WImeeting.

Date for the clean-up of the Train Station to bearranged. Anne Adamski has taken names andtelephone numbers of anyone willing to assist andwill ring those who have volunteered when we havea suitable weather day.

We have received invites from Swainby WI to theTea Gowns and Tea Time event on 18 April at 7.30pm in Swainby Village Hall.

Also Fryup WI have invited us to the talk on 11May at 7.30 pm: ‘Guide Dogs for the Blind’.

WI raffle tickets are now on sale for £1 each andthere are some great prizes to be won.

Linda welcomed our speaker for the night: TonyRichardson on ‘Local History’. We enjoyed aninformative and very entertaining evening.

The competition was won by Annette Clarke. Theraffle was won by Linda Elders.

Next Meeting is on 11 April and the speaker isTony Nicholson, ‘Secrets in the Attic No. 2’.

Annette Clarke

FRYUPDALES WI

All members were welcomed on 9 March and Anninformed us that she had received permission tohave a proxy vote at the annual AGM in Brighton;this will be executed for us by Mrs Beryl Taylor, whois the Federation Treasurer.   

It was once again decided that we would run theluncheon club in the summer and it was thought thatMay would be a good starting point. Details to bedecided next month.

The Group walk was discussed and other WIswill be informed of the route and details after April’smeeting.

We were given an interesting and illuminatingtalk by Mr John Freeman, a very popular local artistfrom Whitby, who genially told us about his early

life, how he started in painting and he modestlydescribed his passion for recording an artisticjourney in book form which has culminated in awonderful book of his meanders down the RiverEsk. 

Thanks to the hostesses for the evening, ClaireWoolf and Marion Burke; Ivy Tindall won thecompetition with her lovely quilt. 

Fay Gillanders

GLAISDALE WI

At our meeting on 10 March we opened with anexcerpt from the minutes of December 1938, inwhich members were exhorted to make and bake fortheir show. No change there then! We discussed acommunity ‘Clean for the Queen’ event coordinatedby Ruth Brew, which will be held on 2 April startingat 10.30 am at the Robinson Institute.

The Federation has requested ‘jumper bunting’for the Tour de Yorkshire – after the event, thejumpers will be given to a refugee centre.

We are happy to see that the street lighting onHigh Terrace has been repaired!

The WI wishes to support the local community bydonating to or adopting benches in the village andthe parish council will be approached about this.

Our March speaker was Tony Jefferson whocombines beekeeping and farming with a full-timejob. He is also a member of beekeepingorganisations at local, county and national levels andworks with DEFRA, so is as busy as the proverbialbee!

We were told that there are 40,000 beekeepers inthe country and 30,000 tons of honey are consumed,including imported honey. Monks kept bees whichprovided them with honey to eat and make meadwith, and also wax to make candles. Tony thenexplained about the need for bees to pollinate crops,particularly for the increased yield of fruit. Reducedcrops, pesticides, bad weather, a clumsy beekeeperand the varroa mite all make life difficult for the bee.However, if they are kept in a good clean hive, haveaccess to plenty of flowers and are fed with sugar oricing in the winter, they will do well.

Tony gave us an inspiring talk which made us allthink. Every gardener can help to feed bees. If wedon’t kill too many dandelions there will be honeystill for tea.

Next meeting: 14 April; local speakerfrom Breast Cancer Care

Competition: something pinkHanneke Wood/ Florence Hodgson

News from the WIs

Champions Garage or phone01287 660619.► Talk: ‘Ainthorpe’sChildren’s Home’, by Mr &Mrs Mather, at the BradburyCentre, 7.30 pm. Donations of£1 welcomed. Bookings: 0128769357, email: activities@eskmoorscaring.org

FRI 22–SUN 24 APR► Whitby Goth Weekend:www.whitbygothweekend.co.uk

SAT 23 APR► Spring Dance hosted byBotton Village CamphillCommunity, in DanbyVillage Hall, from 7.30 pm, tocelebrate the Danby HealthShop past, present and future!See page 5.

MON 25 APR► Danby Tennis Club AGM,Fox & Hounds Inn, Ainthorpe,7.30 pm. All members new andold welcome.

WED 27 APR► Danby Surgery PatientParticipation Group AGM

and Open Meeting at DanbySurgery, 7 pm. Lightrefreshments and a shortpresentation by Shirley Mosesfrom the ClinicalCommissioning Group on ‘TeleHealth and Tele Medicine’. Allwelcome.

THU 28 APR► Colin Holt Bandfeaturing Snake Davis,playing at Danby Village Hall,band at 8 pm, tickets £10 fromDanby Health Shop or Miles(07971 440939).► Danby DistrictBridleways Group meetingat the Fox and Hounds,Ainthorpe, 8.15 pm. (see page 13).

FRI 29 APRBig Film Friday, free moviescreening at the BradburyCentre, Castleton, 7.30 pm.Call 01287 669357 for details.

FRI 29–SAT 30 APR► Whitby’s 70s BigWeekend, Whitby Pavilion:www.whitbylive.co.uk

FRI 29, SAT 30 APR & SUN1 MAY► 2016 Tour de Yorkshire:Stage 1: Beverley to Settle;Stage 2: Otley to Doncaster;Stage 3: Middlesbrough toScarborough. Stage Three onSun 1 May passes through theEsk Valley and Whitby beforefinishing in Scarborough.ww.letour.yorkshire.com ► Sun 1 May: Tour @Glaisdale: refreshments atthe Robinson Institute and livescreening of the race followedby mass bike round GlaisdaleDale (any pace, any outfit), ledby national mountain bikingchampion Karen Van Meerbeeck.Barbecue and Bands in theevening (see page 9).

SAT 30 APR► Esk Valley Mini Market:Open Market at DanbyVillage Hall, 10 am–3 pm, freeadmission, refreshmentsavailable. All welcome. Anyoneinterested in becoming astallholder at Esk Valley minimarkets should telephone01947 897611 or 07702 164091.

CAPTAIN COOK MUSEUMGrape Lane, Whitby YO22 4BA(Opening times winter months byappointment. Admission chargesapply. Phone 01947 601900;www.cookmuseumwhitby.co.uk)► 2016: ‘Wives andSweethearts: the Sailor’sFarewell’

CLEVELAND IRONSTONEMINING MUSEUMSkinningrove, TS134AP (Opening times for Apr–Oct: Mon–Fri 10 am–3.30 pm, Sat 1–3.30 pm.

Admission charges, see:www.ironstonemuseum.co.uk)

GROSMONT HISTORYDISPLAYSt Matthew’s ParishChurch, Grosmont(Open daily, free entry)Fascinating details of the area’sgeology, industry, medieval andearly history; also, social historyrelating to the village. A villageheritage trail leaflet is availablefrom village businesses. Exhibitionfunded through a Heritage grant

from the North Yorkshire MoorsNational Park.

NATIONAL PARKEXHIBITIONSat Danby Moors Centre‘Inspired By…’ gallery(Open daily, 10.30 am to 4 pm. Freeentry. www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/inspiredby)► Until Mon 11 Apr: ‘Naturein Detail’, AndrewHutchinson’s detailedpaintings of farm life andwildlife.

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Exhibitions

FRI 1 APR► Dancing at Egton VillageHall, 6.45 pm, tickets £2.50.Faith supper, raffle and dancegroup music. Organised byMaureen and MichaelHodgson. Raising money forCystic Fibrosis. U3A acousticBand will be entertaining.

SAT 2 APR► Esk Valley Mini Market:Bric-a-brac and Jumble atDanby Village Hall, 10 am–3 pm, free admission,refreshments available. ► ‘Clean for the Queen’,Glaisdale Village SpringClean, meeting at TheRobinson Institute, 10.30 am.

SUN 3 APR► Musicport Open Mic atWhitby Pavilion in the cafe,1.30 pm. Free entry.

TUE 5 APR► Military Whist Drive atEgton Village Hall, tickets£1.50, all welcome. CallMildred on 01947 895374 fordetails.

SAT 9 APR► Moorsholm CoffeeMorning in MoorsholmMemorial (Village) Hall, 10am–12 noon. Proceeds in aidof St Mary’s ChurchRestoration Project.► Soup, Puds and Bookswith Children’s Bazaar, atThe Ley Hall, Lealholm, 11.30am–2 pm, adults £6, children£2. Proceeds in aid of StThomas’ Church, Glaisdale, andSt James’ Church, Lealholm.► Jumble Sale, FryupVillage Hall, 2–4 pm.Raising funds for the VillageHall. No entry charge.► The Harmonettes

present ‘Dorothy’s War’ atDanby Village Hall. See page 4for details► The Dalesmen Singerswill be taking part in the‘Choral Spectacular’ at theSage, Gateshead.

SAT 9–SUN 10 APR► Sci-Fi Scarborough at theSpa Complex, Scarborough:http://scifiscarborough.co.uk► Mon 11 AprLoftus and District FlowerClub’s April meeting (aweek earlier than usual) withdemonstration by AreaDemonstrator Susan Hall, tobe held at Loftus Town Hall.Free to visitors, all welcome.Starts 7 pm. For moreinformation contact Mrs S.Hall, 01287 676269.► History Group Talk:‘Pocillovy and the Historyof Egg Cups’ by JudyKitching, at Westerdale VillageHall, 7 pm, £3 entry. Allwelcome. For moreinformation phone CarolWilson on 01287 660461.

WED 13–SUN 17 APR► ‘Books by the Beach’,Scarborough’s Book Festival:www.scarboroughbookfestival.co.uk

THU 14 APR► Friends of LealholmSchool Social Evening See page 5. ► Danby Music Group atthe Duke of Wellington Inn,Danby, 8–10 pm, an informalmusical evening with localmusicians. All welcome.

SAT 16 APR► ‘Grow Your Own’,Helmsley Walled Garden,meet staff and allotmenteers,

see the Kitchen Garden,admission charges apply.► ‘A Grand Music Hall andVariety Extravaganza’ atWhitby Pavilion, 7.30 pm.Directed by Barbara Benson-Smith and Les Scott – yourchairman for the evening –with Steve Maltby heading agreat band as musical director,the show promises music, songand dance, with a liberalsprinkling of comedy. Tickets£8, box office 01947 458 899.

SUN 17 APR► Lealholm Football Club’sannual Fundraising Quizat the Board Inn, Lealholm.

MON 18 APR► Whitby Civic SocietyTalk: ‘The making of apicture featuringDangerous Waters’ byTeesside-born artist PhilBoville. Phone for moredetails: 01947 228184.

THU 21 APR► Lighting of DanbyBeacon for the Queen’sBirthday, 7.30 pm. LordDowne will be lighting thebeacon. Celebrations at thebeacon and afterwards at theDuke of Wellington, Danby.

THU 21–SUN 24 APR► Harrogate Spring FlowerShow, Great YorkshireShowground, Harrogate:www.flowershow.org.uk

FRI 22 APR‘Celebrations’, a flowerarranging demonstrationby Mrs Audrey Foster atDanby Village Hall 7 pm,proceeds for church funds,tickets £7.50, including glassof wine and canapés, from

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01947 897226 or email:amyers10@ btinternet.com.► Glaisdale Tuesday CraftGroup, self-help craft groupmeeting every other Tuesdayat Glaisdale Church Rooms.Information from SheilaThompson 01947 604254 andBarbara Rutter 01642 478832.► ‘Heather Quilters’:Patchwork group meetsfortnightly in the RobinsonInstitute, Glaisdale. Contact DiKing on 01287 660082 /heatherquilters@ gmail. com /website: http://heatherquilters.weebly.com► Loftus and DistrictFlower Club holds a FlowerDemonstration usually thethird Monday of every month,in Loftus Town Hall, starting7.15 pm. Entrance £3. Formore information contact MrsS. Hall on 01287 676269. Nextdemonstration: Mon 11 Apr.► Sewing Workshops,Westerdale Village Hall, Sat16 Apr, 10 am–3 pm, £10,Bag for cutting mat – usinglandscape panel as centrepiecefor bag. For more informationphone Carol: 01287 660461.► Stone Carve your InitialsWorkshops guided byJennifer Tetlow, at DalbyForest. The stones will then bebuilt into a wall by Mark Ellisto become part of a dry stonewall maze: Sun 10 Apr, Sun8 May, two sessions each daystarting at 9.30 am and 1.30pm, £60. Booking: www.forestry.gov.uk/dalbyforest► Watercolour Class withKathryn Harrison at the LeyHall, Lealholm, 10 am–noon.More details phone: 01947897803.► ‘Wensleydale WoolWorkshop’ at the HayshedExperience CIC, Fowl Green

Farm, every Thursday, 10 am–3.30 pm. All materialsprovided. Phone Lucy forinformation: 01287 669294.  

COMPUTERS ANDTABLETS► Cake, Coffee andComputers on Fridays,starting 1 April, 10 am, atWesterdale Village Hall, nocharge. Starting off, Browsingthe Internet, Online Shopping,Emailing, Staying safe,Facebook and social media,Facilities provided or bringalong your laptop or iPad ofiPhone. Limited space so bookearly: 01287 660461.► ‘Drop In’, Free computeradvice with Neil Harland,Tue 17 May 7–9 pm; Tue 24May 10 am–12.30 pm; Tue 31May 7–9 pm; Tue 7 Jun10 am–12.30 pm. For moreinformation call Carol or Nigelon 01287 660461.

CREATIVE WRITING► Grosmont Writers’Group meets fortnightly.Please contact Antony (email:eskdalebooks@gmail.com) orTammy (01947 895309) fordetails. All welcome to join.

DANCE► Catherine HarlandWebster School of Danceat Castleton Village Hall onFridays and Glaisdale’sRobinson Institute onTuesdays, pre-school childrenupwards. Contact Cath on01947 897761.► Adult Beginners’ TapClass, Robinson Institute,Glaisdale, 10 am. AdvancedClass at Egton Village Hall,Thursdays 7.30 to 8.30 pm.Phone Sheila on 07968 185821for details.

FILM► ‘Big Friday’ Film at theBradbury Centre, Castleton,Fri 29 Apr, 7.30 pm. BigScreen monthly film showingwith tea/coffee afterwards(small food contributionswelcome). Free event –donations welcome.Phone/email for film date anddetails: activities@eskmoorscaring.com or 01287669357.► Glaisdale/Lealholm Tea& Matinee, Tue 26 Apr atLey Hall, Lealholm, £2,everyone welcome for a cup oftea and chat after the film.Please phone or email for nextdate and details: activities@eskmoorscaring.com or 01287669357.► Castleton Tea & Matineeat the Bradbury Centre,Castleton, Fri 22 Apr, 1.45pm. Classic film to watch, cupof tea and chat. Free entry.Phone/email the BradburyCentre for date and filmdetails: 01287 669357 (9 am–4 pm only) / activites@eskmoorscaring.org.► Whitby Film Society,showing films at WhitbyColiseum, Victoria Place,Whitby YO21 1EZ, phone01947 825000, doors open7.15 pm, curtain up 7.45 pm,entry £6 (season ticket £60;special offer ticket, any sixfilms for £33). Refreshmentsavailable. Thu 14 Apr:Miller’s Crossing – A CoenBrothers’ Film (see page 5).

GARDENINGGrosmont GardeningGroup meets at St Matthew’sChurch on the thirdWednesday of the month.Contact Tamsyn Naylor(email: whin74@yahoo.co.uk).

Courses/Workshops/Groups

► Until Mon 11 Apr:‘Northern Expressions’,Impressionist view of theregion using watercolour,acrylic, pen and wash, pasteland mixed media.► Thu 14 Apr–Tue 3 May:‘The Coastline Journey’,artist Caroline Riley andphotographer Paul Ingrampresent a vivid account of ajourney from Teesside toWhitby. Meet the artists: Sat16 Apr, 12 noon–3 pm► Thu 14 Apr–Tue 3 May:‘From Land to Sea’, BridgetWilkinson’s paintings and 3Dwork in a journey from land tosea. Meet the artist: Sat 16Apr, 12 noon–3 pm

OLD COASTGUARD STATION,ROBIN HOOD’S BAY (phone 01947 885900; email: oldcoastguardstation@nationaltrust.org.uk)► Until Fri 12 Aug: LocalArtists at the OldCoastguard Station:Exhibition of Val Collinson’ssilk-painted goods and semi-precious jewellery.

RYEDALE FOLK MUSEUM,Hutton-le-Hole, York YO62 6UA,

phone 01751 417337,www.ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk(Open 10 am–5 pm/dusk if earlier.Admission charges to the Museum.Free entry to the Gallery Exhibition,a contemporary arts and craftsspace. More information: 01751417367.)► The Gallery (free entry)Until Sun 8 May:‘Transitions’, a touring textilesexhibition by etcetera, a newgroup composed of sevennationally and internationallyexhibited quilt and embroideryartists based in the North ofEngland. Meet the artists: Sun 17 Apr, 2–4 pm; Sat 23Apr, 2–4 pm.

WHITBY MUSEUM(Open throughout the year exceptfor Christmas and New Yearholidays. Open Mon–Sat, 9 am–5 pm, Sun 9.30 am–4.30 pm;admission £5 adults, £4 seniors,£3.50 students, free for childrenunder 16. More information: 01947602908.)

PANNETT ART GALLERY (at Whitby Museum, free entry tothe Art Gallery)The Gallery has a permanentcollection of 19th and early 20th

century paintings by the Weatherillfamily and the only comprehensive

public display from the StaithesGroup of artists. There are alsotemporary exhibitions throughoutthe year.► Current Exhibition:Whitby Art Society, an eclecticix of artworks from members ofthe Society.

SCARBOROUGH ARTGALLERY(The Crescent, Scarborough, YO112PW. Open Tue–Sun, 10 am–5 pm; admission £2 adults,£1.80 concessions, under 18s free;phone 01723 374753)► Until Sun 26 Jun:‘Mystery, Magic andMidnight Feasts – theMany Adventures of EnidBlyton’, the first ever majorexhibition celebrating the lifeand work of celebratedchildren’s author Enid Blyton.

SCARBOROUGH ROTUNDAMUSEUM(Vernon Road, Scarborough, YO112PS, phone 01723 353665)► Star Carr Display: newpermanent display at RotundaMuseum with exhibits fromEarly Middle Stone Age sitefound near Scarborough,discovered in late 1940s.

ARTS AND CRAFTS Art Classes at the BradburyCentre, Castleton, onThursdays, 9.30–11.30 am.Cost £28 for four weeks.Booking: 01287 669357 /activites@eskmoorscaring.org.► Art Workshops withJames McGairy at MoorsNational Park Centre, Danby,

Sun 17 Apr, 10.30 am–4 pm,focusing on acrylic paint, cost£45, including materials, lunchand refreshments.► Creations in Willow –Hares and Rabbits, Sat 23Apr, at the Moors NP Centre,Danby, 10 am–3.30 pm, withAnthea Firth, cost £45 adult/child. Booking: 01439 772738.

► Crochet Workshops at theLey Hall, Lealholm, onThursdays, 6.30–8.30 pm,contact Angela Myers on 01947897226 or email:amyers10@btinternet.com.► Crochet Workshops atFryup Village Hall, on alternateMondays, 1.30–3.30 pm.Contact Angela Myers on

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UKULELE CLUBThe Eskuleles meet onWednesdays, 7–9 pm, at TheFox & Hounds, Ainthorpe.

VOLLEYBALLCommunity volleyball every

Friday evening,Danby/Runswick Bay.Everybody welcome; allabilities and ages for fun socialteam sport, ‘Volleyball’, a non-contact sport. Sometimes weare indoors at Botton Village,

or down on the beach. Formore details, times and exactplace contact anthony@connectandinspire.co.uk

If you would like your group or workshop to be included in this listing, please contactValley News on 01947 897945 or email: valleynews@basementpress.com

Looking AheadSUN 1 MAY► Tour @ Glaisdale – Tourde Yorkshire (see page 51)

MON 2 MAY► Spring Fair at StMatthew’s Church,Grosmont. Stalls to includecakes, plants, tombola,refreshments and table tops.

WED 4 MAY► Upper Eskdale MarieCurie Group invite you to aCoffee Morning at CastletonVillage Hall, from 10.30 am.Coffee, tea, scones, cakes; alsoa raffle, bookstall and cakestall. Everyone most welcome.

SAT 7 MAY► Esk Valley Mini Market:Garden & Plant Special atDanby Village Hall, 10 am–3pm, free admission,refreshments available. Allwelcome. ► Egton CE School JumbleSale

FRI 13 MAY► Glaisdale MethodistSafari Supper. To bookplease call 01947 897219.

SAT 14 MAY► Eskdale District YoungFarmers Rally (see page 38)

SAT 21 MAY► Plant Sale and CoffeeMorning, Fryup VillageHall, 10 am–12 noon.Homemade refreshments andRaffle. Raising funds for theVillage Hall.

SAT 21–SUN 22 MAY► Pickering Game &Country Fair at theScampston Estate.

THU 26 MAY–THU 30 JUN► York Minster MysteryPlays: yorkminster.org/mysteryplays2016

FRI 27 MAY► Concert in memory ofFrances Quantrill at WhitbyPavilion, presented by WhitbyMusic Centre, includingensembles from the Centre andalso North Yorkshire CountyBands as Frances played atcounty level. All proceeds toAsthma UK.

FRI 27–MON 30 MAY

► The Great North FolkFestival at Botton Village:www.festivalonthemoor.co.uk/folkweekend► Scarborough FairFestival, a new arts and musicfestival for 2016, music, talksand more: http://scarborough-fairfestival.com/

SAT 28 MAY► Esk Valley Mini Market:Open Market at DanbyVillage Hall, 10 am–3 pm, freeadmission, refreshments.

SAT 28–SUN 29 MAY► Malton Food Lovers’Festival: http://maltonyorkshire.co.uk/food-lovers-festival

SAT 28–MON 30 MAY► North York MoorsWalkFest 2016:www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/enjoy-outdoors/walking/walking-festival

SUN 29 MAY–SUN 12 JUN► Sedbergh Music Festival:events listed atwww.sedbergh.org.uk/events

► Upper Esk Valley GardenClub meets on the first Mondayin the month at Ley Hall,Lealholm, except for outsidevisits. More information phonePauline Elliot on 01287 660137or Heather Mather on 01287669104.

HEALTH / FITNESS► Move it or Lose it –Armchair Exercise – at theBradbury Centre, Castleton, onMondays, 11 & 25 Apr, 2.15pm: join Cathy for chair-basedexercises to help with balance,strength etc, £2.50 per session.Please phone Anne on 07790733625 for details.► Move it or Lose it –Armchair Exercise – at theRobinson Institute, Glaisdale,on Mondays, 4 & 18 Apr,10.30 am, £2.50 per session.Phone Anne on 07790 733625for dates.► Glaisdale’s Own Gym(GOG), Robinson Institute, onMondays, 6–7 pm, £4.  Pleasecontact activities@eskmoorscaring.org for details.► Jarv’s Gym, effective weeklyfitness session run by fullyqualified fitness instructor, onTuesdays at the BradburyCentre, Castleton, 9.15–10.15am, £4 per session. Pleasecontact activities@eskmoorscaring.org for details.► Metafit, at the RobinsonInstitute, Glaisdale, 30-minutetotal body workout, £3 persession, Sundays 5 pm,Wednesdays 7.30 pm, Fridays6 pm. Contact Angela on 07773315081 for details.► Piloxing, at the RobinsonInstitute, Glaisdale, onSundays, 10.35–11.45 am andWednesdays, 6–7 pm. Formore information call Rosie on07811 683734.

► Tai Chi & Qigong – at TheSeafarer’s Mission Hall,Haggersgate, Whitby: 6.30 pmQigong, 7.30 pm Tai ChiMovement, 8.30 pm Tai ChiChuan. One class £5, twoclasses £8, three classes £10.Booking: call Wes on 07730133 068; emailequinoxtaichi@gmail.com;www.equinoxtaichi.com.► Yoga on Tuesdays at theBradbury Centre, Castleton, 1–2.30 pm. Beginners welcome.Please contact activities@eskmoorscaring.org for details.

HEATHER HOPPER CLUB► See page 61.

INDOOR BOWLS► Short Mat Bowls inDanby Village Hall,fortnightly on Thursdays, 2 pmand 7 pm. Bring friends, flatshoes/slippers to enjoy a gamethat uses ‘outdoor’ bowls.Regular bowlers may use theirown. £1.50 per session. For infocall Brian on 01287 669206.► Bowls in WesterdaleVillage Hall, Organisersrequired.

KARATE► Adult Karate Classes inDanby Village Hall onTuesdays, 7–8 pm. All abilitieswelcome – beginners toadvanced. Juniors 6–7 pm.Further info: call Sallyann on01287 660328.

LOCAL HISTORY► History Group meetingsare held between March andNovember on the secondMonday of each month atWesterdale Village Hall, 7 pm,except for outside visits. Formore information phone CarolWilson on 01287 660461.

PLAY READING► Join the Bradbury CentrePlayreaders on Tuesdaymornings, at Bradbury Centre,Castleton, 10.30 am–12 noon.£2 per session. Moreinformation: activities@eskmoorscaring.com or 01287669357.

SINGING► The Dalesmen Singers’Male Voice Choir, 7.30 pmon Tuesdays in DanbyMethodist Church. Newmembers welcome. PhoneJohn Haywood on 01947605135 or click on www.dalesmensingers.net► Lealholm Choir: rehearsalson Wednesday evenings, 7 pm,at Lealholm Chapel. If youenjoy singing and would like tocome along, you would be mostwelcome. Phone 01947 897471.► Ladies’ Singing forPleasure Group, 7.30–9 pm,cost £2/session (usually pay ina block of £10). For any ladieswho enjoy singing. Choir leaderBarbara Anderson, email:barbaradanderson@hotmail.com or phone 01287 660828.

SWIMMINGKeep Active with EskMoors Active (HeatherHopper) Swimming trips,Monday mornings at Loftus.Minibus leaves Castleton 9 amreturning by 11.30 am, £2 fare+ entry fee. Phone 07971268676 for details.

TABLE TENNISAt Westerdale Village Hall,Wednesdays at 6 pm forjuniors, 7 pm for seniors.Seniors pay £2. Equipment andcoaching provided. Just turnup or call Ian for moreinformation (01287 660344).

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BOTTON VILLAGESTEINER SCHOOL► WednesdaysParent and child group, aged0–4, from 2–4 pm. Seasonalactivities based aroundcrafts, songs and rhymes.Details from RachelFitzpatrick on 07962 985215.

CASTLETON – BRADBURYCENTRE, For more details andbooking: 01287 669357 (9 am–4 pm only) or email:activities@eskmoorscaring.org ► Mondays• Move it or Lose it –

Armchair Exercise, 2.15 pm,£2.50, join Cathy for chair-based exercises to music, on11 & 25 Apr. Contact Annefor details: 07790 733625

► Tuesdays• Jarv’s Gym, £4/session,

9.15–10.15 am. • Play Reading with Maureen

Payne, 10.30 am, £2.• Yoga, 1–2.30 pm, with

Nadja, £8.50 in monthlyblocks, join any time.

► Wednesdays• Communion Service, 10.30 am

(1st Wed of the month).► Thursdays• Art Class, 9.30–11.30 am,

£28 per 4 weeks• Afternoon Get Together,

scrabble, dominoes, cards,jigsaws, tea & chat, 1.30–3.30 pm, free.

► Fridays• The Good Old Days

Monthly Memory Café,

1.30–3.30 pm, free, 8 Apr• Tea and Matinee, 1.45 pm,

free, 22 Apr• Big Friday Film, 7.30 pm,

free, 29 Apr

CASTLETON – ESK MOORSCARING Esk Moors Caring LtdCommunity Outreach offersthe following services at aminimal cost: company inyour own home, including acuppa and a chat,reminiscence sessions,games and activity;assistance with shopping;taking out to visit friends;lunch out; respite for aloved one. If you areinterested in finding outmore please phone 01287669357.

CASTLETON TEA ROOMS MondaysCoffee and Chat, 10.30 am,50p. The famous ‘Nine Cupsof Coffee and Two scones’reminiscence group are stillgoing strong and welcomeanyone to join them in thefabulous new surroundingsof Castleton Tea Rooms.

CASTLETON VILLAGE HALL► TuesdaysSinging for Pleasure group,7.30–9 pm, cost £2/session(usually pay in a block of£10). For any ladies whoenjoy singing. Choir leaderBarbara Anderson, email:barbaradanderson

@hotmail.com or phone01287 660828.► WednesdaysWI first Wednesday eveningof the month.► Thursdays • Pilates class, 6.30 pm• Country Dancing, 8 pm £3,

all welcome, September–Easter

► Saturdays• Coffee Morning, 10 am–12

noon• Domino Drive, 7.30 pm,

end of September–end ofMarch

COMMONDALE – THE HAYSHED Booking: 01287 669294► ThursdaysWensleydale Wool Workshop at Fowl GreenFarm, 10 am–3.30 pm. Workwith wool straight from thesheep and have a go atwashing, dyeing, spinning,felting, etc. All materialsprovided. Phone Lucy for moreinformation: 01287 669294.

COMMONDALE – THEVILLAGE HALLAvailable for hire at £5 anhour. Booking: Liz on 01287660441.

DANBY CHAPEL ► Tuesdays The DalesmenSingers meet for rehearsalsevery Tuesday at 7.30 pm –new members welcome.► Fridays Fancy a Cuppa –Friday Girls. Every Friday at

Regular Activities & ServicesMON 30 MAY (BANKHOLIDAY)► ‘At Your Own Pace Race’round Glaisdale Dale, hostedby Glaisdale InstituteCommittee, registration 10.30am at Plum Tree Farm,Glaisdale Dale, entry on theday or via the RobinsonInstitute Facebook page, adults£5, children £2.50 (moredetails on page 9).► Duncombe Park CountryFair, Helmsley:www.dpcountryfair.co.uk

SAT 4 JUN► Pig Race Night, held in theRobinson Institute, hosted byFriends of Esk Valley Theatre.More details to follow.

SUN 5 JUN► Open Farm Sunday at TheHayshed, Commondale, 11 am–3 pm.

FRI 10–SUN 12 JUN► Robin Hood’s Bay FolkWeekend: free weekend ofrelaxed music sessions andsingarounds: http:/folkweekend.rhbay.co.uk► Whitby 60s Weekend:www.whitbylive.co.uk

SAT 11 JUN► Esk Valley Mini Market:Ladies’ Pamper Day atDanby Village Hall, 10 am–3 pm, free admission,refreshments available. Allwelcome.

SAT 18 JUNEsk Valley Mini Market:Open Market at DanbyVillage Hall, 10 am–3 pm, freeadmission, refreshmentsavailable.

FRI 1–MON 4 JUL► Totally Socially Weekend

in Scarborough. Celebratingwork of small businesses,charities, voluntary groups,social enterprises andindividuals who help toenhance community life.Further information, contactdavid.stone@cavca.org.uk andlike Totally Socially onFacebook.

TUE 5 JUL► Whitby Music CentreSummer Concert ‘MusicThrough the Ages’, joined bychildren from Musicport’s ‘BigSing’. Timing to be confirmed,probably 6.30 pm.

FRI 8–SUN 10 JUL► Whiby Sea Festival:www.whitbyseafest.co.uk

SAT 9 JUL► Whitby Music Centreensembles will be playing atWhitby Band Stand as part ofthe Whitby Sea Festival.

FRI 15–SUN 31 JUL► Ryedale Festival:www.ryedalefestival.com/

SAT 23 JUL► Holy Moly & TheCrackers playing at TheMoors National Park Centre,Danby: First act at 7 pm, adults£13, children £6 (14 years andunder), booking: 01439 772700.

SUN 24 JUL► Fryup Family VillageWalk and Barbeque, time tobe arranged.

THU 11 AUG–SAT 3 SEPEsk Valley Theatrepresents ‘Educating Rita’by Willy Russell, directed byMark Stratton, performancesat 7.30 pm Mon–Sat. Matineesat 2.30 pm on Saturdays 13 &

20 Aug; Thursdays 18 & 25 Aug& 1 Sep; Tuesdays 23 & 30 Aug.Tickets: £13 (£12 concessions).Box Office: 01947 897587.www.eskvalleytheatre.co.uk

SUN 14–SAT 27 AUG► North York MoorsChamber Music 2016Festival: www.northyork-moorsfestival.com.

SAT 3 SEPColin Holt Band featuringSnake Davis, playing atKildale Village Hall, tickets £10from Howard’s Bistro, Stokesley(01642 713391) or Miles.

FRI 23 SEP    ► Northumberland TheatreCompany presents ‘How toMake a Killing inBollywood’, at The RobinsonInstitute, Glaisdale.Refreshments by PTFA, profitsto Glaisdale School. Moredetails to follow.► Fryup Family Quiz andSupper, Fryup Village Hall,7.30 pm. Refreshments andRaffle. Raising funds for theVillage Hall.

FRI 28 OCT► Fryup Family BeetleDrive, Fryup Village Hall, 7.30pm. Refreshments and Raffle.Raising funds for the Village Hall.

FRI 4 NOVChamber Music Concert,classical music for string trio.North York Moors ChamberMusic Festival, doors open6.30 pm for 7 pm. Tickets £15(includes parking), booking:01439 772700.

TUE 12 JAN 2016The Friends of AbbeyfieldEsk Moors AGM, at TheBradbury Centre, 10.30 am

2.30 pm – both males andfemales welcome.

DANBY STATION YARD► Esklets Playgroup‘Outstanding Playgroup’based in Station Yard,Danby, open daily, 9 am–12 noon, and on Tuesdayafternoons. Free care andeducation for 3–4 year olds.All welcome. More info:01287 660173 / 669607.

DANBY VILLAGE HALLBooking: Jill 01287 660265or Les 01287 660297► MondaysBadminton, 7.30 pm(coaching for younger players6.30 pm in term time). Turnup on the evening or contactMartin for details on 01287660715.► Tuesdays• Karate, 6–7 pm, children(age 5 plus) £2, adults £3.For details ring SallyannSmith, 01287 660328.• Adult karate classes, 7–8 pm. All abilities welcome –beginners to advanced.► Thursdays• Short Mat Bowls, fortnightly,at 2 pm and 7 pm. £1.50 persession. For info call Brian on01287 669206.

DANBY SPORTSASSOCIATION► Children’s Sports Club atthe sports field in associationwith Ultimate Soccer,Saturdays 10–11.30 am, £3per child. Details: phone Jo01287 669129.

DANBY SURGERY► Thursdays

Free baby play, fun playsessions for parents/carersand babies under one, 9.30–11.30 am. Contact Whitby &District Children’s Centre fordetails: 0845 0349596.

EGTON VILLAGE PLAYINGFIELD► Fly the flag on the largeflagpole in the village on theplaying field for a specialoccasion or a special person.Contact David or SheilaNicolls on 895610. Alldonations for charity.

EGTON VILLAGE HALLBooking: Mrs J. Harrisonat 6 Ingham Close, Sleights,on 01947 811609.► Mondays• Social Sequence Dancing,

7–9 pm► Tuesdays• Short mat bowling, 7.30 pm• Whist drive, 7.30 pm (first

Tue in each month). ► Wednesdays• Social Sequence Dancing,

2–4 pm (except first Wedin month)

• Ladies’ Fellowship, 2 pm(first Wed in each month)

► Thursdays• Adult Tap Dance Classes,

7.30 to 8.30 pm. PhoneSheila on 07968 185821for details.

► 1st Friday each month• Dancing to dance group

music, 7.30 pm, £2.50

ESK VALLEY COMMUNITYLIBRARY (hosted by St Hedda’s School,Egton Bridge). The library isopen to all members of thecommunity. Held in the

Parish Rooms at the rear of StHedda’s School. Openingtimes: Tuesdays, 3.15–5.15 pmInformation: 01947 895361.

FRYUP VILLAGE HALL Booking: Ann Ward 01947897317 – See:www.facebook. com/FryupVillageHall► Alternate MondaysCrochet Workshops,1.30–3.30 pm. Beginnerswelcome, materials providedfor first session. ContactAngela Myers on 01947897226 or email:amyers10@btinternet.com.(See Current Events listingfor more Fryup events)

GLAISDALE – CHURCHROOMSBooking: Penny Walker01947 897483► Glaisdale LuncheonClub first and thirdWednesday of each month.For only £5 you will get a very good meal andconvivial conversation!Please phone BettyHoggarth on 01947 897338.► Glaisdale TuesdayCraft GroupSelf-help craft group meets every other Tuesday atGlaisdale Church Rooms,everyone welcome. Furtherinformation from SheilaThompson 01947 604254and Barbara Rutter 01642 478832.► The Good Old Days‘Memory Café’, held on Tue12 Apr, 1.30 pm, free.Contact Anne for details07790 733625.► Glaisdale Tea &

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Matinee, 1.30 pm, £2,everyone welcome for a cupof tea and chat after the film.Phone or email for dates anddetails (01287 669357,email: activities@eskmoorscaring.org).

GLAISDALE PLAYGROUPPhone: 07854 840516 orJanet on 01947 897554 /Vicky on 01947 897398.Now at the annexeclassroom, GlaisdaleSchool, 0–5 years, fundedplaces available, Mondays &Fridays, between 7.45 amand 3.15 pm, to suit yourchild's requirement.

GLAISDALE – ROBINSONINSTITUTEBookings: Sue Thompson01947 897351, email:suethompson222@gmail.com, or online atwww.robinsoninstitute.orgHire of hall: £8 per hourKitchen hire: £12 per eventKitchen and the cooker: £15

per eventHire of hall for dances and

parties: £11 per hour► Mondays• Move it or Lose it –

Armchair aerobics, 10.30am, £2.50. Chair-basedexercises, 4 & 18 Apr,contact Anne on 07790733625.

► Tuesdays• Ballet, 4–8 pm► Wednesdays• Patchwork (Heather

Quilters), 10.30 am–4.30 pm, 6 & 20 Apr

• Metafit body workout,7.30–8 pm, contactAngela on 0777 3315081

► Thursdays• Adult Tap Class,

10 am. Phone Sheila on07968 185821 for details;

• Glaisdale WI, 7.30 pm, 14 Apr, ‘Breast Cancer

Care’► Fridays• Dales Folk, 2 pm on

1, 15 & 29 Apr• Metafit body workout,

6–6.30 pm, contactAngela on 0777 3315081

Sundays• Metafit body workout, 5–

5.30 pm, contact Angelaon 0777 3315081

GOATHLAND VILLAGEHALL Booking: Sue Beckton on01947 896022 or emailgoathlandvillagehall@gmail.com

GROSMONT ► Grosmont CommunityLibrary in the Old CoffeeShop, Grosmont. (www.grosmontcoffeeshop.co.uk)Open to all residents andthose from surroundingvillages. No obligation to buycoffee. Please call 01947895167 if you would like toborrow books when theCoffee Shop is closed.► Grosmont GardenGroup monthly meetings areheld on the third Wednesdayof every month, 2 pm, at StMatthew’s Church, Grosmont,except for outside visits. Formore details email Tamsyn:whin74@yahoo.co.uk.► Grosmont Writers’Group meets every twoweeks. Please phone Tammyfor details (01947 895309) or

email Antony (antony.wootten@gmail.com). Information: grosmontwriters.blogspot. co.uk.

LEALHOLM LEY HALLBookings: Gareth & SallyGibbons, Lealholm VillageShop 01947 897310 ► Tue 26 Apr: Tea andMatinee, 1.30 pm, £2 and acup of tea. All welcome.Phone/email the BradburyCentre for film details:01287 669357 / activites@eskmoorscaring.org.► First Monday in themonth:Upper Esk ValleyGarden Club meets in theLey Hall except for outsidevisits. For more informationphone Pauline Elliot on01287 660137 or HeatherMather on 01287 669104.► ThursdaysCrochet Class, 6.30–8.30pm, first session £10, then£5 for following classes.Materials provided. ContactAngela Myers on 01947897226 or email:amyers10@btinternet.com.► FridaysWatercolour painting withKathryn Harrison, 10 am–12 noon and 1–3 pm.Booking: 01947 897803.

LOFTUS TOWN HALL► Loftus and DistrictFlower ClubDemonstrations, usuallythe third Monday of everymonth. For moreinformation contact MrsSusan Hall on 01287 676269.

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of equipment and materialneeded will be emailed outonce you have booked onthe course. Contact MrsWilson for details 01287660461.

Regular Activities► Wednesday evenings:Table Tennis, Juniors 6 pm (free), seniors 7 pm(£2). Equipment andcoaching available. Contact

Ian (01287 660344).► We are looking for avolunteer to restart theIndoor Bowls club. Pleasephone 01287 660461.

HEATHER HOPPER TRIPS(Esk Moors Active Ltd, www.heatherhopper.org.uk)For bookings & times: 07971268676 or email: enquiries@heatherhopper.org.uk► Mondays Swimming tripsto Loftus pool. Fare £2► Tue 5 Apr Trip to see thedaffodils at Farndale andmorning coffee► Wed 6 Apr Coffee atLealholm► Mon 11 Apr Lunch atThe Water Wheel, Liverton► Tue 12 Apr Coffee atBaxter, Stokesley► Wed 13 Apr Shop atNorthallerton► Mon 18 Apr Lunch atThe Royal Oak, Great Ayton► Tue 19 Apr Lunch atScaling► Fri 22 Apr Outing toRoots Farm Shop (leavingfrom Glaisdale)► Mon 25 Apr Lunch atKaskane, Skinningrove► Tue 26 Apr Shop atSaltburn► Wed 27 Apr Fish &Chips at Sleights

HEATHER HOPPERCOMMUNITY BOOKINGSBookings: 07971 268676 oremail: enquiries@heatherhopper org.uk► More information:www.heatherhopper.org.uk

BUS SERVICES► Coastal & CountryWhitby to Esk ValleyServices:• Service 99 Whitby–Lealholm (Mon to Sat, not inschool/public holidaysbetween Good Friday to lastSun in Oct)• Service EVH (Esk ValleyHopper (weekend &school/public holiday servicebetween Good Friday andlast Sun in Oct)(see timetables in Apr, Aug &Dec issues of Esk Valley News)► Alternate Thursdays: 7 & 21 Apr, Guisborough MarketDay (Service DR18) Guide pick-up times:Glaisdale Station (0945),Glaisdale PO (0950),Lealholm (0953), Houlsyke(0958), Danby Station

(1003), Ainthorpe FS (1005),Castleton Down Arms(1008), Westerdale (1016),Castleton Station (1023)► Alternate Thursdays: 14 & 28 Apr, WhitbyShopper (Service DR10) Guide pick-up times:Westerdale (0945),Castleton (0950), Ainthorpe,Danby (0955). Returningfrom Whitby 1345.Travel onthis bus must be pre-booked(no age restriction). Phone01947 606440.

STEAM RAILWAY► Contact North YorkshireMoors Railway: 01751472508, www.nymr.co.uk► Daily train servicesPickering to Whitby, Sat 28Mar–Sun 1 Nov 2015.► Weekend serviceduring winter.► 6–8, 13–15 May: LateSpring Steam Gala► 17–19 Jun: AwesomeSeventies & Diesel Gala► 2–3 Jul: Swinging SixtiesWeekend► 9–10 Jul: Classic Cars &Vehicles Weekend

Transport

MOBILE LIBRARYThe ‘Supermobile’ (largelibrary bus with Internetaccess) visits Danby andCastleton fortnightly:► Thursdays 7 & 21 Apr:• 10.30 am–12.30 pm

Danby Village Hall car park• 2–4 pm Castleton (adjacent

to Old Man’s Park)

ROSEDALE EAST –UPDALE READING ROOM ► Rosedale History Societyinformal monthly ‘Tea, Chat &History’ meetings held on thefirst Sunday of every month,2–4 pm, plus a programme ofhistory walks. Further detailson http:// rosedale.ryedaleconnect.org.uk or phonethe Secretary on 01751 417071.

SLEIGHTS –BRIGGSWATH ANDSLEIGHTS METHODISTCHURCH HALL► Fit-4-You, 50 plusExercise, first and thirdSaturday mornings of eachmonth, 9.45–11.15 am. Moredetails from Cathy Harlandon 07788 511839.► Now Fancy That:Community group onThursdays. Phone GrahamStorer on 01947 810776.

SLEIGHTS CHURCHHOUSEBookings: PeterMacDonald on 810275► Mondays• St John’s mums and toddlers,

1.30–3 pm, children 0–5with parent/ carer,£1.50/session. For detailsphone Janet on 810275

► Wednesdays

• Whitby Model RailwayClub, 7.30 pm (for detailsphone Mr D. Griffiths on606050 or Mr P. Gallonon 840603)

► Thursdays• Flower arranging classes, 2 pm• Sleights Singers, a mixed

choir, new memberswelcome, 7.15–9 pm(contact Ernie Marsden,conductor, on 810707).

SLEIGHTS SCHOOL► Wednesdays• Let’s Play – free play

sessions for under fives withparents/carers during term-time, 9.30–11 am. Phone01609 533819 for details.

► Thursdays• Baby Play – free play

sessions for under 18months with parents/carers, during term-time,10–11.30 am. Phone 01609533819 for details.

SLEIGHTSSCHOOLROOM► Briggswath and SleightsMethodist Church CraftGroup every Tuesdayafternoon, 2–4 pm.

SLEIGHTS VILLAGE HALLBookings: 07570 413748,email: sleightsvillage@aol.comwww.sleightsvillagehall.com► Activities• Art Class (phone Ann on

01947 825916)• Ammonite Quilters (phone

Penny on 0127 651603)• Badminton (phone 0750

413 748)• Ballet (www.sthildasstudios.

com)• Dance for Pleasure (phone

Jane on 07971 606360)• Flower Arranging (phone

Ann on 01947 810653)• Mums & Toddlers (phone

Lezah on 07896 246819)• North East Botany Club

(phone Eric Preston on01947 810332)

• Pilates and Piloxing(phone Rosie on 07811683734)

• Tai Chi (phone Wes on07730 133068)

• Whitby Flower Club (phoneMonica on 01947 604881)

• Whitby Taiko JapaneseDrumming (phone DaveGiddins on 01947 811249)

• Yorkshire Country WomenAssociation (phone GaynorWilkin on 01947 811827)

WESTERDALE VILLAGE HALLBookings: Carol Wilson(01287 660461) or CarlyPotts (01287 660397). Forcalendar see website: http://villagehall.westerdale.info► Fully refurbished hall withunderfloor heating availablefor hire from £7 per hour to£33 for full day, £22 halfday, £11 meeting room.Reductions for Westerdaleresidents. Special rates forlonger term booking. Events/Courses:► Mon 11 Apr: HistoryGroup talk by Judy Kitchingon Pocillovy (history andcollection of egg cups), 7 pm, £3.► Sat 16 Apr: SewingWorkshop, 10 am–3 pm, £10(bag for cutting mat)For more informationphone Carol: 01287 660461.Sewing Workshops are runby Mrs C. Wilson and a list

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MON TO SAT (UNTIL 14 MAY 2016)

M’brough dep 0704 1028 1404 1740James Cook H 0708 1032 1408 1745 Commondale 0748 1109 1447 1821Castleton Moor 0752 1112 1451 1825Danby 0755 1115 1454 1828Lealholm 0802 1122 1500 1834Glaisdale 0807 1126 1505 1839Egton 0813 1132 1511 1845Grosmont 0817 1136 1515 1849Sleights 0826 1145 1524 1858Ruswarp 0831 1150 1528 1902Whitby arr 0838 1157 1535 1907

Whitby dep 0848 1218 1600 1919Ruswarp 0852 1222 1604 1923Sleights 0857 1227 1609 1928Grosmont 0905 1235 1617 1936Egton 0908 1238 1621 1939Glaisdale 0912 1242 1625 1943Lealholm 0922 1250 1633 1951Danby 0926 1256 1640 1957Castleton Moor 0929 1259 1644 2000Commondale 0933 1303 1647 2004James Cook H 1008 1339 1723 2040M’brough arr 1015 1346 1729 2046

SUNDAYS (FROM 20 MAR)

M’brough dep 0905 1122 1355 1617James Cook H 0909 1127 1359 1621Commondale 0946 1203 1444 1707Castleton 0950 1207 1448 1711Danby 0953 1210 1451 1714Lealholm 0959 1216 1457 1720Glaisdale 1004 1221 1502 1725Egton 1010 1228 1508 1731Grosmont 1014 1232 1512 1735Sleights 1023 1241 1521 1744Ruswarp 1027 1246 1525 1748Whitby arr 1032 1252 1532 1755

Whitby dep 1044 1303 1546 1805Ruswarp 1048 1307 1550 1809Sleights 1053 1312 1555 1814Grosmont 1101 1320 1603 1822Egton 1104 1323 1606 1825Glaisdale 1108 1327 1610 1829Lealholm 1116 1335 1618 1837Danby 1123 1341 1624 1843Castleton 1126 1344 1627 1846Commondale 1130 1348 1631 1850James Cook H 1216 1424 1710 1926M’brough arr 1221 1433 1717 1932

TRAIN SERVICES – ESK VALLEY RAILWAY

Live arrival and departure times for all stations online at www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk Traveline Information, phone: 0871 200 22 33 (daily 7 am to 9 pm). Esk Valley Railway Development Company, phone: 01947 601987

► 30 Sep, 1–2 Oct:Autumn Steam Gala► 14–16 Oct: Railway inWartime

RAIL SERVICES – ESKVALLEY RAILWAYEsk Valley trains run betweenWhitby and Middlesbrough,stopping at 15 intermediatestations along the line. ► Esk Valley Residents’

Railcard. Costs £10.Entitles holder to a third offstandard fareson Esk Valleyline between Middlesbroughand Whitby. Obtain fromWhitby/Middlesbroughticket office or downloadapplication form:www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk.(For residents in Hambleton,Scarborough, Ryedale,Middlesbrough, Redcar,

Cleveland, Stockton.)► At EskValleyOutings.co.ukyou are invited to share yourexperiences, knowledge andmemories of great times outwhich involved the EskValley Railway. Everyonewho contributes an entry tothe website will be enteredinto a prize draw.

COASTAL & COUNTRY MYBUS – 01947 602922

Bus Services between the Esk Valley and Whitby - 2014–2015

Service 99 Whitby – LealholmThis service does not operate during public holidays. Operates Monday to Friday during schoolterms: Monday 7th September to Friday 23rd October, and then Monday to Saturday from Monday26th October to Thursday 24th March 2016.

SSH SSH SSH SCHM/FLANGBOURNE ROAD 1005 1205 1405 1605 1735WHITBY BUS STATION 1006 1206 1406 1606 1736STAKESBY RD, HIGH STAKESBY 1010 1210 1410 1610 1740SPAR SHOP SLEIGHTS 1016 1216 1416 1616 1746GROSMONT STATION 1026 1226 1426 1626 1756EGTON SURGERY 1030 1230 1430 1630 1800EGTON MANOR 1032 1232 1432 1632 1802GLAISDALE STATION 1039 1239 1439 1809POST OFFICE GLAISDALE 1042 1242 1442 1812LEALHOLM SCHOOL 1048 1248 1448 1818LEALHOLMSIDE VILLAGE CENTRE 910 1110 1310 1450 1510 1820LEALHOLM SCHOOL 912 1112 1312 1512POST OFFICE GLAISDALE 918 1118 1318 1518GLAISDALE STATION 921 1121 1321 1521EGTON MANOR 927 1127 1327 1527 1637 1647EGTON SURGERY 930 1130 1330 1530 1640 1650GROSMONT STATION 937 1137 1337 1537 1647 1657SPAR SHOP SLEIGHTS 947 1147 1347 1547 1657 1707STAKESBY RD, HIGH STAKESBY 952 1152 1352 1552 1702 1712LANGBOURNE ROAD 1000 1200 1400 1600 1705 1715

Notes: 1. SSH – Saturdays and School Holidays (other than between Good Friday and the last Sunday in October2. SCHM/F – Journey operates Monday to Friday on School Holidays only.3. This service will not carry passengers travelling between Whitby and Sleights.

Service EVH (Esk Valley Hopper)

LANGBOURNE ROAD 900 1100 1400 1600 1800WHITBY BUS STATION 901 1101 1401 1601 1801SNEATON CASTLE 906 1106 1406 1606 1806PARK & RIDE 910 1110 1410 1610SPAR SHOP SLEIGHTS 916 1116 1416 1616 1816GROSMONT STATION 925 1125 1425 1625 1825EGTON SURGERY 930 1130 1430 1630 1830EGTON MANOR 932 1132 1432 1632 1832GLAISDALE STATION 938 1138 1438 1638 1838POST OFFICE GLAISDALE 941 1141 1441 1641 1841ST JAMES CHURCH LEALHOLM 947 1147 1447 1647 1847LEALHOLMSIDE VILLAGE CENTRE 948 1148 1448 1648 1848HOULSYKE VILLAGE CENTRE 954 1154 1454 1654MOORS NATIONAL PARK CENTRE 1000 1200 1500 1700HOULSYKE VILLAGE CENTRE 1004 1204 1504 1704LEALHOLM SCHOOL 1010 1210 1510 1710POST OFFICE GLAISDALE 1016 1216 1516 1716GLAISDALE STATION 1019 1219 1519 1719EGTON MANOR 1025 1225 1525 1725EGTON SURGERY 1027 1227 1527 1727GROSMONT STATION 1032 1232 1532 1732SPAR SHOP SLEIGHTS 1041 1241 1541 1741PARK & RIDE 1048 1248 1548 1748SNEATON CASTLE 1051 1251 1551 1751LANGBOURNE ROAD 1055 1255 1555 1755

Notes:1. This service will not carry passengers

travelling between Whitby and thePark & Ride or Sleights.

2. Bus pass holders boarding andalighting at the Park & Ride pay ahalf adult fare.

Operates every Saturday,Sunday and public holidaysfrom Friday 3rd April toSunday 25th October. Inaddition, the service runsMonday to Friday duringschool holidays: Tuesday21st July to Friday 4thSeptember.

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PLANETARY SKYLIGHTS MARK DAWSON, WHITBY & DISTRICT ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

The lighter evenings of April offer upan interesting stellar challenge, testingthe observing dexterity of astronomers.Although Jupiter is the brightestplanet currently in the sky, April is allabout Mercury, which has its bestapparition of the year. This elusiveplanet, closest to the Sun, never straysfar from the general direction of theSun in the sky and hence is only everseen shortly before sunrise or shortlyafter sunset in a twilight sky. At bestMercury arcs into the sky no morethan 10 degrees or so, before fallingback towards the horizon within 2–4weeks. Because of these factors

Mercury is the most difficult to spot of the naked-eye planets that are visible. In order to see Mercurythis coming month you will require a clear W–WNW horizon. Wait until 40 minutes after sunsetbefore scanning above the horizon. Use binoculars initially; Mercury will be the brightest ‘star’ inthis direction. Once located, you should then be able to spot it with just the naked eye, and it canappear surprisingly bright. Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation on the 18th when it will be10 degrees above the horizon. However, it will be brightest earlier in the month so a good time tolook will be from 8th to 12th. A very slim crescent moon lies to the left of Mercury on the 8th.

Jupiter dominates the evening sky residing below the stars of Leo over in the south as twilightdeepens. It is the brightest object and therefore cannot be mistaken. Through a telescope Jupiteris a rewarding spectacle with a decent-sized disk, crossed by various darker banding features, aswell as the attendant Galilean moons. Jupiter resides above our moon on the 17th.

Mars and Saturn are still morning objects, though are rising earlier into the post midnight hours.Mars has an obvious ‘orange’ hue and is gradually brightening as it heads towards a May oppositiondate. The disk appears very small (nowhere near the size of Jupiter’s – even when Mars is at itsvery best) but a decent-sized scope may reveal some general surface markings. Saturn resides tothe left of Mars and appears pearly white to the naked eye. Turn a scope towards Saturn and youwill be greeted by one of nature’s most beautiful sights – the glorious ring system.

WEEKLY SERVICES

Sacred Heart of Mary RC, Lealholm:Saturday Mass, 6.30 pm Monday & Thursday Morning Mass, 9 am

St Hedda’s RC, Egton Bridge:Sunday Mass, 9 am Wednesday Mass, 7 pm Friday Mass with St Hedda’s RC School, 9.15 am

Danby Methodist Chapel, Sunday Services:10.30 am

Glaisdale Methodist Chapel, Dale Head,Sunday Services: 10.30 am

Lealholm Methodist Chapel, SundayServices: 10.30 am

OTHER SERVICES

Sun 3 Apr9 am Grosmont, Parish Communion10.30 am Goathland, Parish Communion10.30 am Glaisdale, Morning Prayer10.30 am Danby, Family Service2.30 pm Westerdale, Methodist Service6.30 pm Danby Church, Evening Prayer

(BCP)

Sun 10 Apr8 am Commondale, Holy Communion

(BCP)9 am Moorsholm, Holy Communion10.30 am Glaisdale, Benefice Holy

Communion10.30 am Westerdale, Holy Communion

Sun 17 Apr9 am Grosmont, Parish Communion 10.30 am Danby, Holy Communion10.30 am Lealholm, Parish Communion10.30 am Goathland, Morning Prayer 10.30 am Egton Village Hall, Morning

Praise 3 pm Commondale, Evening Prayer (BCP)

Sun 24 Apr8 am Commondale, Holy Communion

(BCP)9 am Moorsholm, Holy Communion10.30 am Glaisdale, Parish Communion &

Holy Baptism10.30 am Egton, Parish Communion10.30 am Grosmont, Family Worship10.30 am Danby, Holy Communion6 pm Goathland, Parish Communion

For more information about the UnitedBenefice of Middle Esk Moor and to see theGlaisdale and Lealholm ‘Pew Sheet’ online,see www.mideskbenefice.org.uk

CHURCH DIARY

At Your Service

• Church Website for the Moorland Parishes Group: http://moorland-parishes.webplus.net

DALES FOLK TOMMY LISTER

At the meeting on 4 March there were 13 members in attendance and many apologieshad been received. The competition was the letter Q, something relating to the Queen:1st, Ann Richardson, 2nd, Lorna Dale, 3rd, Janet Taylor. The meeting was then a ‘Freeand Easy’.

There were again 13 members at the meeting on 18 March, with 10 apologies. Afterthe business meeting the chairman welcomed Cath Harland from Whitby who gave usa very enjoyable and interesting afternoon doing armchair exercises. The competitionwas the letter R, a Rose: 1st, Sheila Thompson, 2nd, Irene Pearson, 3rd, Janet Taylor.

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USEFUL NUMBERS

Medical Services►Emergencies: 999►Danby Surgery: 01287660739►Egton Surgery: 01947895356►Out of Hours Doctor orNHS Direct: 111►Brotton (East ClevelandHospital) Minor InjuriesUnit: 01287 676205►Guisborough MinorInjuries Unit: 01287 284101►Whitby Hospital: 01947604851 (Minor Injuries Unit824238)

► James Cook UniversityHospital (Middlesbrough):01642 850850 (A&E: 01642 854252)► Scarborough Hospital:01723 368111 (A&E 01723 342145)► Samaritans, for emotionalcrisis support: 0845 7909090►Good Neighbours CoastalCar Scheme: 01947 602982Government►North Yorkshire CountyCouncil: 01609 780780 ► Scarborough BoroughCouncil: 01723 232323►Whitby Town Council:01947 820227

►Glaisdale Parish Council:01947 897481; websitewww.glaisdalepc.org.uk►Danby Parish Council:01287 641348;clerkdanbypc@yahoo.co.ukLaw Enforcement►Police Emergencies: 999►Non-Emergencies: 101National Park►North York Moors NationalPark, Helmsley: 01439770657►The Moors National ParkCentre, Danby: 01439772737►Sutton Bank National ParkCentre: 01845 597426

Local Directory

Architectural Services► Sarah Stead, MA, RCA, BSc(Hons, UCL), RIBA, 07958033158Bookshop►Grosmont Bookshop, new andsecond-hand books 01947 895170Building Work & Supplies► Pat Featherstone, Lealholm01947 897626 (mobile 07790667883)► Stuart Houlston, Glaisdale01947 897969 (mobile 07791650925)► Stuart Knaggs Haulage, ReadyMix Concrete delivered 07545992301Bus Services & Hire► Coastal & Country MyBus01947 602922►Heather Hopper, 13 passengerseat mini-bus 07971 268676►M&D Mini-Coach Hire,Egton, 01947 895418

Car & Vehicle► Champions, Central Garage,Castleton 01287 660203►N. & M. Fletcher Ltd GreenGarage 01947 897237; HoneyBee Nest 01947 897444► Lealholm Auto Services, JohnCook 01947 897573 (mobile07889 108901)► Lealholm Service Station01947 897224Chimney Sweep►Mucky Duck, Chimney Sweep01947 880975 / 07791 165944►Gordon Richardson, ChimneySweep 01947 810633►Dave Williams, ChimneySweep 01287 669805Cleaning► Esk Valley Cleaning Services01287 669413, 07860 282600Computer Services►Neil Harland, CCT Ltd 01287660321 (mobile 07929 955045)

Decorating & Maintenance►Martyn Ince, Taylor Harrison01287 650735, 07901 615180Digger Hire►Mike Dowson Ltd 01287669300 (mobile 07968 320524)► S. D. Tindall Ltd 07747 016479/01287 660730Drains►Drain Clearing Services, SteveWelford, 01947 841359 (mobile07855 171963)Driving Instruction►Martin Muir, Clearway Schoolof Motoring 01287 660886(mobile 0796 9041174)Eating Out/Pubs► Beck View Tea Room,Lealholm 01947 897310► The Blacksmiths, Hartoft01751 417331► Coach House Inn, RosedaleAbbey 01751 417208► The Downe Arms, Castleton01287 660223

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1 2 85 6 37 9 4

8 7 29 4 35 1 6

1 3 45 6 27 9 8

9 5 68 1 74 3 2

SudokuEach horizontaland each verticalline, and eachblock of ninesquares must allcontain thenumbers 1–9only once.

March result

Crossword Compiled by Ann Bowes

Across1. Read daily (5) 4. It's so sweet! (5)7. Use these to write them (7)10. Female roe deer (3)14. A jaunt (4)15. A milk pudding (4)16. Cooking utensil (3)18. They go to sea (7)22. Creator (5)23. Of the nose (5)

Down1. Rind (4)2. Liquid measurement (4)3. Twine (4)4. Droops (4)5. Happy (4)6. On horse or bike? (4)8. Additional (5)9. It often wags! (4)11. Smell (5)13. Autumn in US (4)

16. Neat and proper (4)17. Small cut (4)18. Bitter (4)19. Heavy metal (4)20. Belonging to us (4)21. Performing marine

animal (4)

MARCHCROSSWORD ANSWERS:

Across1. bang 4. idle 6. round 7. state10. paper 12. extol 13. fog 14. eve15. stick 17. stats 18. harsh21. mania 22. dads 23. kick

Down1. bits 2. grate 3. bun 4. ideal5. ever 8. trout 9. exits 10. poach11. eaves 15. stems 16. kayak17. sand 19. hock 20. ant

PUZZLES & ENIGMAS

April crossword competition: £5 to correct solution drawn. Entries by 20 April to: The Old Parsonage, Glaisdale, Whitby, YO21 2PL.

Winner for March was Willie Lister, Whitby.

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